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GEROLD,  KARL 


TITLE: 


VIENNA.  A  FAITHFUL 
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General  Hints  on  Vienna,  its  Suburbs, 

and  Environs. 

(The  letters  and  Arabic  figures  in  parenthesis  behind  the  biiildings  or  other 
objects,  indicate,  where  they  are  to  be  found  on  the  annexed  map  of  the  town.) 

V  ienna,  the  great  metropolis  of  the  Austrian  Em- 
pire,  is  situated  at  the  foot  of  the  Kahleuberg*,  on 
the  southern  bank  of  the  Danube,  at  an  elevation  (near 
the  gate  of  Mariahilf  —  B.  6)  of  205  Metres  above  the 
level  of  the  sea,  and  at  a  distance  of  twenty  (German) 
miles  from  the  Hungarian  frontier.  The  ancient  city 
rises  on  a  sloping  plain  which  declines  towards  the 
river  and  extends  along  one  arm  of  the  Danube  called 
the  ^Vienna  Canal",  whilst  its  suburbs  mostly  occupy 
a  higher  position.  The  Vieinia  Canal,  in  conjunction 
with  another  arm  of  the  Danube  called  ., Kaiser wasser" 
(imperial  waters),  forms  an  islet  on  which  the  suburb 
„Leopoldstadt''  has  its  seat. 

The  main  stream  of  the  Danube  passes  Vienna  at 
a  distance  of  half  a  german  mile,  but  is  actually  beings 
regulated  at  an  expence  of  25,000.000  fl.  and  will 
thereby  reach  the  town;  a  vast  enterprise,  begun  in 
1870,  very  worthy  looking  at. 

The  situation  of  Vienna,  in  a  great  valley,  bet- 
ween a  northern  and  southern  range  of  mountains,  ren- 
ders the  town  accessible  to  unpleasant  high  easterly  and 
north-easterly  winds. 

The  most  comprehensive  and  beautiful  view  of 
Vienna  is  indisputably  to  be  obtained  from  the  top  of 


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GeiiLTiil  Hints. 


General  Hints. 


St.  Stoplion's  steeple,  althougii  surveyed  from  the  Cupola 
of  St.  Charles,  the  town  presents  greater  number  of 
most  picturesque  groups  of  buildings.  From  the  summit 
of  the  ,,Wienerberg",  upon  which  stands  the  monument 
called  .,Spinnerin  am  Kreuz" ,  a  general  view  of  the 
town  may  likewise  be  obtained  and,  viewed  from  dif- 
ferent points  of  the  Kahk'ngcbirge,  as  from  the  Khiusc, 
near  Nussdorf,  the  .,Himmel'\  the  ,,Krapfenwiildchen'' 
and  the  „Leopoldsberg",  (three  heights  in  the  vicinity 
of  (rr'ntziufi),  the  whole  ensemble  of  the  town  may  be 
< detained  to  great  advantage. 

The  circumference  of  the  t<»wn  with  its  surroun- 
ding suburbs,  amounts  to  11). 000  Metros  and  is  precised 
by  a  wall  -i  Metres  high  and  a  ditch  extending  as  fiir 
as  the  Spittelau  and  Erdberg,  where  the  soil  at  once 
declines  rapidly  towards  the  river. 

The  ancient  or  internal  City  occupies  as  nearly  as 
possible  the  centre  of  the  town  and  covers  an  area  of 
more  then  2,800.000  Q  Metres.  It  was  formerly  se- 
]»arated  from  the  suburbs  by  ramparts  16  Metres  high, 
furnished  with  11  bastions  and  a  deep  ditch  surroun- 
ding them.  Between  the  latter  and  the  suburbs  lay 
the  Glacis,  a  vast  space  of  open  ground  overgrown 
with  grass  and  idanted  with  trees,  which  was,  in  sum- 
mer, a  very  pleasant  place  of  resort  for  ])romeuaders, 
nurses,  and  frolicking  children.  —  These  fortifi- 
cations have  been  done  away  with  since  1857,  and  it 
is  owing  to  this  change,  that  Vienna  has  so  recently 
been  embellished  and  now  possesses  a  street,  the  King- 
strasse,  which,  in  regularity  and  magnificence,  is  cer- 
tainly not  surpassed  by  any  other  in  Europe. 

The  Lastenstrasse  forms  the  boundary  of  the  town 
with  the  suburbs.  The  latter  are  divided  into  nine  di- 
stricts, viz;  I,  The  City;  II,  the  Leopoldstadt ;  III.  the 


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Landstrasse;  IV,  the  Wieden;  V,  Margarethen ;  VI, 
Mariahilf:  VII.  Neubau;  VIII,  the  Josephstadt:  IX,  th*' 
Alsergrund.  Each  of  these  districts  is  recognisable  by 
the  special  colour  in  which  the  numbers  of  the  houses 
it  contains  are  painted.  The  respective  numbers  of  the 
houses  run  from  Stephens  square,  with  Nr.  1  to  the 
left  and  Nr.  2  to  the  right. 

Of  12  old  gates  once  belonging  to  the  City,  two 
..nly  have  remained:  the  Burgthor  (gate  of  the  palace) 
<D.  5.)  and  the  Francis-Joseph  gate  (Frmz-Josephsthor) 
(E.  4.)  between  the  two  buildings  of  the  Post-Otfice  and 
the  Custom-House. 

An  hour's  walk  will  easily  take  the  stranger  through 
the  entire  ..Kingstrasse'' ,  for  the  city  contains  only 
1300  buildings,  140  streets  and  20  squares,  one  of 
which  the  ..Hof"  is  the  largest  and  measures  135  Metres 
in  leni»th  by  73  Metres  in  breadth.  The  most  remar> 
kable  squares  besides  this  are:  The  .,lIoher  Markt" 
(High  Market),  the  ..Josephsplatz"'  (Joseph  square),  the 
..Burgplatz-'  (square  of  the  Palace),  .,Neuer  Markt"' (New- 
Market),  „Graben"  i^ditcli,\  .,Stepliansplatz-'  (Stephen's 
square),  St.  Michael's  square,  the  „Judenplatz"  (Jews' 
square),  the   „Freiung"   etc. 

Notwithstanding  recent  embellishments,  the  streets 
of  the  ancient  town  are  generally  narrow,  but  very 
cleanly  kept.  As  regards  public  buildings  in  the  gothic 
style  we  observe  the  Cathedral  of  St.  Stephen's,  the 
Minorites  Church,  and  the  Church  of  Maria  Stiegeu, 
which  date  from  the  middle  ages;  —  the  Church  of 
tlie  Redeemer  (Votiv-Kirche),  the  Church  of  the  La- 
zarists  (Mariahilf  suburb),  the  Church  of  St.  Elizabeth 
(Wieden  suburb),  and  the  parish  church  of  the  former- 
ly so  called  suburb  „Weissgarber".  The  construction 
of  these  four  churches,  belongs  to  modern  times,  and 

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General  Hints. 


General  Hints. 


Vienna  is  indebted  t(»  the  good  taste  and  skill  of  archi- 
tect Fischer  of  Erlach,  for  the  many  tine  hnilding-s  in 
the  Italo-French  style  with  which,  nnder  the  reign  of 
Charles  VI,  lie  enriched  the  town.  After  a  long  series 
of  years,  during  whirh  architecture  was  slumbering,  it 
was  at  last  roused  out  of  its  state  of  torpor  and  has, 
within  the  last  fifteen  years,  ]»roduced  great  numbers 
of  public  m»>numents  and  edifices  worthy  of  a  large- 
Metropolitan  town. 

Characteristics  of  the  town  are  the  manv  court- 
passages  which  establish  shortnings  between  different 
streets,  so  that  those  who  are  acquainted  with  them 
can  greatly  abridge  the  length  of  their  jierambulations 
through  the  town. 

The  most  fashionable,  livelv  and  crowded  streets 
of  the  town  are:  Um  Itinr/strftssc,  the  Gnibcn,  Kohl- 
mat'ld,  Stc}>h((nxplatz,  liotltcnthunustyassv,  Kdrntncr- 
strassc  and  adjacent  streets.  It  is  there  that  the  finest 
shops,  the  best-frequented  cafes,  the  handsomest  car- 
riages, and  the  fashions  of  the  day,  are  to  be  seen  to 
great  advantage ;  but  it  is  in  the  Praterstrasse  where, 
especially  on  Sundays  and  holidays,  the  different  classes 
of  the  people  may  be  seen  flocking  to  the  Pnitcr,  the 
Hydepark  of  Vienna,  and  the  circulation  here  can  fairly 
bear  comparison  to  the  crowded  thoroughfares  of  London 
or  Paris. 

The  suburbs  have  all  been  rebuilt  during  the  two> 
last  centuries  (owing  to  their  having  been  burnt  down 
by  the  Turks  during  the  siege  of  1683);  they  are 
therefore  more  regular  and  their  streets  generally  broader 
and  straighter  than  those  of  the  old  city.  The  Neu- 
bau,  Josephstadt  and  the  principal  street  of  the  sub- 
urb Mariahilf  deserve  on  that  score  to  be  noticed,  and: 


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the  traveller  who.  entering  the  town,  chances  to  drive 
through  the  latter  street,  conceives,  when  he  ha^?  rea- 
ched the  bottom  of  it,  a  very  favourable  notion  of  the 
general  aspect  of  Vienna.  The  Palace  gate  stands 
straight  before  him  and  above  this  is  to  be  seen  the 
ancient  Imperial  Palace,  the  Mansion  of  Archduke  Albert 
and.  towering  up  far  above  the  roofs  of  the  adjacent 
buildings,  the  magnificent  steeple  of  St.  Stephen's  Church. 
To  the  West,  in  the  background,  mountains  are  to  be 
seen;  while  to  the  east  the  beautiful  and  imposing 
Church  of  St.  Oliarles  closes  a  panorama  which,  after 
dusk,  is  illuminated  by  thousands  of  lights. 

The  greatest  industrial  and  commercial  activity  is 
to  be  found  in  the  three  suburbs  Wieden,  Mariahilf  and 
Leopoldstadt.  Here  are  to  be  seen  vast  numbers  of 
sliops  and  warehouses ;  but  it  is  principally  in  the  last 
suburb  that  are  warehoused  all  goods  arriving  by  water 
and  by  the  northern  Railway.  The  weavers  and  spinners 
have  their  seat  in  Mariahilf;  the  manufactories  of  shawls, 
ribbons  etc.  in  the  Xeubau,  and  on  both  sides  of  the 
Vienna  Canal  are  the  wood-yards,  which  supply  the 
whole  town  with  fire-wood. 

In  1598  the  Vienna  canal,  which  originates  in 
the  great  arm  of  the  Danube  at  Nussdorf,  was  rendered 
navigable  by  Banui  Ferdinand  Hoijos.  II  bridges  estab- 
lish the  communication  between  the  two  banks  of  the 
river.  The  principal  of  these  are :  The  Brigittahriiche 
(D.  1.);  the  Maria  TJicrcsiabriicke.  (E.  3.)  a  new  iron 
suspension-bridge  leading  to  the  Angarten\  the  Carls- 
brnchc,  (E.  3.)  a  suspension-bridge  for  foot  passengers; 
the  Fcrdinandshriicke  (F.  4.),  leading  to  the  principal 
thoroughfares  in  the  Leopoldstadt.  Between  the  Stu- 
henri)ifi  and  Leopoldstadt  is  to  be  seen  the  Aspern 
bridge  (F.  4.)  constructed   by  the  engineers  FiUunger 


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and  ScJiHirch  on  the  plan  of  the  latter,  under  the 
direction  of  professor  llibhatuu  Proceeding  a  little  lower 
down,  the  stran^^er  comes  to  the  Francis  bridge  (G.  3.) 
constructeii  with  iron-wire:  between  the  Landstrasse  and 
the  Prater  there  are  two  other  suspension-bridges  lately 
constructed,  called  Sopliinibrilch'  (H.  5.)  and  Schlacht- 
haKsbriicJce  (I.  6.)  and  not  far  from  the  Francis  bridge, 
is  to  be  seen  a  beautiful  suspension-bridge  83  Metres 
in  length,  which  unites  the  Northern  to  the  Southern 

Railway. 

Among    the   most   remarkable  bridges   across  the 
„Wien"  are  to   be   mentioned:  the  iron  A>iv7/6' bridge 
(C.  7.)  uniting  the  two  suburbs  Mariahilf  and  Marga- 
rethen;    the    suspension -bridge    between    the    suburbs 
Mariahilf  and  Wieden  constructed  in  1830;  the  Leopold 
bridge  (of  iron,   ycrille's  system,   1860)  in  the  proxi- 
mity of  the  „Wien  theatre-*  (1).  6);  the  Elizabeth  bridge 
(E.  5.),  (stone)  built  by  architect  Fotstcy  between  the 
years  1850  an<l   185-4,    is   of  a   beautiful    and  at  the 
same  time  massif  structure.    Its  three  arches  present  an 
opening   15  Metres  wide,  and  are  suppoited  by  pillars 
8-5  Metres  high.    Another  fine  stono  bridge  of  recent 
construction,    the    Schwa rzefibcrr/'Brikhr  (E.   5.),    is 
thrown  across  the   .,\Vien",  and  unites   the    squaie    of 
the    same    name   with   the  streets  Kennweg  and  Heu- 
gasse,   at   the  Wieden.     This   bridge    was    constructed 
in   1865    on    the   plan   of   architect  Hornbostel  and  i& 
remarkable  both  for  its  solidity  and  the  elegance  of  its 
form.    A  very  fine  iron  bridge  has  been  constructed  in 
1871,  the   Tcgetthoff-Bniclcc  (E.  5.),  leading  from  the 
Johannesgasse,  near  the  Town-Park  to  the  Landstrasse. 
The  Stuben-Brftcke  (F.  4.)  (stone)  between  Wollzeile 
street  aud  the  suburb  Landstrasse,  built  in  1400,  is  the 
oldest  construction  of  that  kind   in  Vienna.     The  last 


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bridge  across  the  Wien  is  the  Radetzky  Bridge  (F.  4.), 
a  stone  construction  completed  in  1855. 

Besides  the  bridges  already  enumerated,  there  are 
some  other  wooden  bridges  of  various  sizes  across  the 
Wien,  according  to  the  importance  of  the  streets  bet- 
ween which  they  form  communication. 


The  People  of  Vienna. 

The  population  of  Vienna  and  suburbs  was  in  1872 
911.000  inhabitants,  (about  18.000  houses.)  The  estab- 
lished religion  is  the  catholic,  but  there  are  20.000 
protestants  and  more  than  40.000  jews. 

The  Viennese  were  once  noted  as  a  more  eating, 
drinking,  good-natured  and  hospitable  people  than  any 
other  in  Germany,  and  Vienna  was  long  considered  the 
„el  Dorado"  of  a  careless  race  who  liked  ..to  enjoy  life'' 
and  had  no  objection  to  other  people  doing  the  same. 
The  pleasures  of  the  table,  good  music,  and  dancing, 
were  highly  prized.  Vienna  of  former  days  has  now 
greatly  changed,  and  the  Viennese  have  assumed  as 
earnest  and  reserved  a  deportment  as  the  inhabitants 
of  most  other  large  European  Cities.  There  are ,  how- 
ever, many  places  of  amusement,  especially  in  the 
suburbs  and  environs  of  Vienna,  which  enjoy  great 
popularity. 

Vienna  is  very  commercial,  its  tradesmen  being 
reckoned  among  the  best  in  Germany;  and  the  bustle 
in  its  streets  is  not  equalled  even  in  an  English  trading 
town.  The  art  of  effecting  a  safe  passage  through  some  of 
the  principal  thoroughfares  on  foot,  amidst  a  crowd  of 
carriages,  hackney-coaches,  loaded  waggons,  and  other 
vehicles,  there  being  in  some  instances  but  a  very  narrow 


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The  Peoi>le  of  Vienna. 


foot-paveuieiit ,  is  said  to  remain  a  mystery  for  those 
who  have  had  the  most  extensive  London  and  Paris 
experience. 

The  language  of  the  people  of  Vienna  consists  in 
a  dialect  greatly  at  variance  with  the  German  spoken 
in  upper  Germany.  The  better  classes,  particularly  when 
speaking  to  strangers,  express  themselves  in  good  Ger- 
man; but  this  seems  to  be  an  exertion,  and  they  will 
soon  be  lieard  to  relapse  into  some  kind  of  unaffected 
dialect  by  far  not  so  bad  as  that  spoken  by  tiie  lower 
classes,  although  by  no  means  so  correct  as  it  ought  to 
l)v'.  The  children  of  th(!  Austrian  aristocracv  are  tausrht 
French  an<l  not  seldom  English  since  their  earliest  youth, 
and  the  better  classes  of  tradesmen  follow  their  example. 
Thus  it  is  of  no  rare  occurrence  to  meet  with  young 
people  wlio  have  as  yet  never  quitted  the  paternul  roof, 
and  are  though  possessed  of  no  small  degree  of  tluency 
in  two,  three,  and  even  four  languages.  Music,  drawing, 
and  painting,  are  not  overlooked,  and  in  most  families, 
education  is  carefuUv  attended  to. 

As  regards  national  costumes,  Vienna  can  boast  of 
displaying  as  great  a  variety  of  them  as  there  are 
different  nations  comprised  in  the  whole  empire;  to 
these  we  may  add  others  belonging  to  the  Greeks.  Turks, 
and  Polish  jews,  which  latter,  by  the  by ,  is  not  very 
picturesque. 

It  is  a  remarkable  fact,  that  in  proportion  to  the 
number  of  the  inhabitants  of  Vienna,  street-mendicity 
has  been  so  effectually  checked,  that  tattered  clothes 
and  haggard  faces  are  seldom  to  be  met  with  during 
daytime,  a  circumstance  entirely  owing  to  the  unrelen- 
ting exertions  of  the  police,  which  may  be  annoverated 
among  the  well-organized  institutions  of  Austria. 


Foreign    Embassies  and  Legations   at  the  Imperial 

Court  of  Vienna. 

Jiavaria :  Schwarz^mbergplatz  15. 

Bdgium:  Josefsplatz  6. 

Brazils  (the) :  Riemergasse  8. 

Brnnsivick :  Mus(?umstrasse  8. 

Di'nmark:  Schwarzeiibivgplatz    l6. 

France:  Lobkowitzplatz  2. 

Oermaay:    Schonkcnstrasse   10. 

Great- Britain:  Right-Hon.  Sir  A.  Buchanan,  Scliciikenstr.  12. 

Counsel:  S.  Brandei.s-Weikersht'im,  Dorotheergasse  5. 
Greece:  Holier  Markt  8. 
Italy:  Nibelungeugasse  15, 
Mecklenburg:  Wallfischgasse  4. 
Netherlands:  Karnthnerstrasse    14. 
Order  of  St.  John  :  Seilerstiitte  1. 
Pipal  Nuncio:  Am  Hof  4. 
Portugal:  .Josephstadt.  Langegasse   15. 
Russia:  Wollzeile  30. 
Saxony:  B:ieker.strasse  2G. 
JStveden  and  Nonviy:  Wollzeile  40. 
SwitzerhDid:   Krugerstrasse  13. 
Spain:  Karnthnorring,  Grand  Hjtel. 
Turkey:  Schwarzenberg-platz    IG. 

United  States  of  North  America:  ,Tohn  Jay,  Kolowratriu?  G. 
Wilrtt^mherq:  Giselastrasse  5. 


Foreign    and  Home  Offices.    Courts.  Municipal  and 

National  Institutions. 

Foreign- Office,  Ballplatz  2. 
H)me  Ministry.  Wipplirigerstrasse  11. 
Ministry  of  Instruction.  Minoritenplatz  7. 

War- Office,  am  Hof  17. 
Ministry  of  Justice,  Elisab3thstrasse  12. 
Ministry  of  Finances,  Hiraraelpfjrtgasse   8. 
Bjard  of  Trade  and  Public  Works.  Postgasse  8. 
Agricultural  Ministry,  Domini kanerbastei  13. 


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10 


Ministrii  of  Public  Safctif,  Herrcngasse  7. 

Hungarian  Ministry.  Bankgasso  6. 

Hi(j/t  Court  of  Appeal,  Lowelstrasse  12. 

Court  of  Common  Fleas,  Kreuzgasse  1. 

Municipalitij,  Wipplingerstrasse  8. 

Custom-house,  Zollamtsgasse  1. 

Police-office,  Petersplatz  10. 

Post-office,  Postgasse  10. 

TeleijrapJi-office  (Central),  Kenngassc  o. 

National  Banl.\  Herrengasse  15-17. 

Direction  of  the  Universal  Exhibition,  Praterstrasse  42. 


The  Diet  of  Lower  Austria 

is  composed  of  6(j  members,  of  whom  63  are  elected 
members.  The  Archbishop  of  Vienna,  the  Bishop  of 
St.  Polten  and  the  Kector  Magnificus  of  the  University, 
by  right  of  the  high  position  which  they  occupy,  enjoy 
the  privileges  of  elected  members.  The  meetings  of  the^ 
Diet  arc  held  in  the  hall  of  States  of  Lower  Austria, 
Herrengasse  13. 


Municipal  Council  of  the  Corporation  of  the 
Aldermen  of  VieuDa.    Wipplingerstrasse  8. 

This  Council  consists  of  120  elected  members,  one 
third  of  whom  must  be  annually  re-elected.  The  Mayor 
himself  is  re-elegible  every  three  years  by  the  Council 
of  Aldermeji.    The  meetings  are  held  publicly. 


The  Clergy. 


Vienna  is  the  seat  of  a  Koman  Catholic  Archbi-^ 
shop,  who  bears  the  title  of  Prince  and  lesides  at. 
Kothenthurmstrasse  2.  It  has  besides  a  General  Vicar 
and  ^a   Metropolitan  Chapter  (St.  Stephen's  Square). 

The  united  and  the  dissenting  Greeks  form  twa 
dift'ereut  communities.  The  former  have  their  church 
in  Dominican  Square;  the  latter  have  two  churches, 
one  in  Fleischmarkt  the  other  in  Hafnersteig.  The 
Protestants  form  likewise  two  congregations:  the  Lu- 
therians  belonging  to  the  Augsburghian  Creed  having 
four  parsons,  and  those  belonging  to  the  Keformed  Hel- 
vetian Creed,  who  have  only  two  parsons.  Divine  ser- 
vice is  perf<trmed  for  the  Liitherians  in  the  church 
once  belonging  to  the  Dorothian  nuns,  18  Dorothy 
street,  while  foj-  the  reformed  it  is  performed  at  Nr.  16 
in  the  same  street.  There  is  a  second  Lutherian  church 
at  Gumpendorf  (a  suburb). 

There  are  besides  various  national  churches,  for 
instance  for  the  French:  St.  Anne's;  for  the  Italians: 
the  Minorites';  for  the  Bohemians:  Maria-Stiegen ;  for 
the  Poles:  the  Redeemer's;  for  the  Hungarians:  St. 
.T<thn's.  The  English  and  Russians  have  chapels  atta- 
ched to  their  respective  embassies. 


Churches. 

A  few  bricks,  a  few  old  frui^iiir'iits,  medals,  and 
otlier  remnants  of  ancient  times,  an'  the  only  legacies 
biMiueathed  ns  by  the  Romui!  Miinicipium  of  Vhidol)ona, 
the  usual  station  of  the  tenth  le.^^ion  and  favorite  resi- 
dence of  Cesar,  a  spot  on  which  Marcus  Aurelius  breathed 
his  last.  These  are  not  mere  inanimate  stones,  but  a 
l<»nL!^  series  of  traditions  which  remind  us  of  Faviana. 
that  pabice  of  the  kingfs  of  the  Uiigii,  the  place  of 
abode  of  St.  Severin.  which  was  made  to  a  Bishopric 
as  early  as  500  years  after  Christ.  Tradition  ascribes 
to  that  pei-iod  the  little  church  of  St.  Rupert,  founded 
by  two  disciples  of  tliat  Saint  '.i  740  and  which  has 
since  been  completely  restored.  To  the  time  of  Charle- 
magne is  ascribed  the  construction  of  *S^.  Petrr's  church 
(822)  and  it  was  also  at  about  tliat  time  that  the 
foundations  of  another  little  church,  known  under  the 
name  o^  Maria  Sfirf/rH ,  built  on  the  declivity  of  a 
hillock  which  formed  one  of  the  banks  of  the  river, 
were  laid  down.  It  must,  however,  be  mentioned  that 
not  one  of  these  churches  has  come  down  to  us  without 
its  primitive  structure  haviug  undergone  considerable 
alterations. 

St.  Stephen's  Cathedral.  This  splendid  i»ile.  foun- 
ded ])y  Jlrnnj  Jasomivpott  of  Habrxbrvfi  in  1144  is 
one  of  the  finest  monuments  of  the  middle-ages. 

Far  from  offering  to  view  a  symetrical  cnscmbJe, 
•constructed  on  one  and  the  same  plan,  and  finished  in 
all  its  minutest  details  with  the  most  exact  precision,  this 
<'athedral  displays  the  greatest  variety  of  forms  imaginable 


Churches. 


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in  its  gothic  ornaments,  beginning  with  the  coarsest  and 
ending  with  the  finest  and  most  elegant.  Its  dome,  which 
counts  31  lofty  windows  and  5  jiorches,  is  constructed 
in  the  shape  of  a  latin  cross  in  large  hewn  stones; 
it  is  108  M.  long,    its   greatest  width  is  70  M.;    the 


height  of  the  nave  up  to  its  greatest  elevation  is 
27  Metres.  The  whole  roof  is  covered  with  col- 
oured tiles  imitating  enamel.  The  west  side-front  of 
the  church,  the  Giant  portal  (the  main  entrance),  and 
the  two  octogone  towers  called  ,,Heidenthurme"   (hea- 


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Churches. 


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thou  towers)  belong  to  the  period  uf  their  fuiin<ler 
»(1144).  The  south  side-fr<>iit  with  its  tower  sufficiently 
indicates  what  this  hu<,^e  pile  would  have  looked  like, 
had  it  been  constructed  after  the  plan  of  Kodolph  III, 
the  founder  of  „Neubau"  (1351)).  The  good  taste, 
magnificence,  and  sprightliness  of  the  beautifully  exe- 
cuted roses  on  the  windows,  the  perfection  of  the  two 
counter-forts  and  of  the  carved  work  on  the  pediment, 
as  well  as  of  the  wonderful  tower  itself,  give  us  a 
correct  idea  of  what  the  wlnde  pile  would  have  looked 
like.  On  thi'  outside  the  dome  is  ornamented  with 
various  groups  of  figures  interesting,  partly  because 
they  represent  historical  facts,  }tartly  as  a  specimen 
of  the  art  of  the  times.  The  handsomest  porch  is  on 
the  north  side  beside  the  Chapel  of  the  Cross  (Kreuz- 
Kapelle). 

The  completed  tower  on  the  South  side  has  ever 
been  an  object  of  universal  admiration.  There  is  cer- 
tainly nothing  in  all  Eur(»pe  that  can  be  compared  to 
it,  the  more  so  as  its  vast  dimensions  are  most  arti- 
stically concealed  by  splendid  clusters  of  small  pyra- 
midical  ornaments  and  towerlets.  The  spire,  which  at 
one  time  inclined  much  to  one  side,  was  removed  in 
1839  and  replaced  in  1842.  To  effect  the  necessary 
repairs,  however,  iron  had  been  used  instead  of  stone, 
and  a  short  space  of  time  sufficed  to  show  that  the 
combination  of  the  two  materials  was  not  judicious. 
The  cimsequence  of  it  was  a  new  restoration  of  the 
spire.  It  was  again  removed  in  1860  from  little  above 
the  church  clock,  the  reconstruction  began  under  the 
direction  of  Architect  Lcop.  Erust^  who  had  completed 
years  before  the  carved  pediment  of  the  windows  and 
was  completed  by  the  renowned  Architect  F.  Schmidt 
in  18G4. 


The  lofty  spire  has  an  elevation  of  138  M.  Its 
culminating  point  can  be  reachel,  first  by  a  winding 
staircase  numbering  533  stone  steps,  and  then  by  a 
ladder.  The  splendid  view  obtainable  from  the  top 
of  the  spire  more  than  compensates  for  the  fatigue 
attending  its  troublesome  ascension. 

About  half  way  up  the  belfrey  is  the  place  allot- 
ted to  the  fire-bell.  Here  are  men  whose  constant  occu- 
pation it  is  to  watch  day  and  night  over  the  town 
and  its  environs,  and  whenever  a  fire  breaks  out,  it 
is  their  duty  to  give  the  first  alarm.  During  day-time, 
they  simplv  ring  the  bell  and  hoist  up  a  red  flag;  — 
at  night  they  put  up  a  light  in  the  direction  in  which 
the  fire  is  ai^tarent,  and  at  the  same  time  by  aid  of  an 
electric  telegraph  information  is  given  immediately  to 
the  fire  offices.  —  A  little  higher  up  is  to  be  seen 
the  stone  bench  on  which,  according  to  the  inscription 
above  it,  Count  Stavhemhcrg ,  the  brave  defensor  of 
Vienna,  used  to  sit  and  watch  the  progress  and  mo- 
vements of  the  Turkish  troops.  It  is  from  thence  that, 
on  the  morning  of  the  13"'  September  1683,  he  saw 
the  combined  forces  of  the  Duke  dc  Lorraine  and  of 
King  Sobicsli,  who  assisted  in  the  deliverance  of  Vienna, 
take  possession  of  the  heights  of  the  Kahlenberg.  — 
The  large  liell  was  cast  from  180  cannons  taken  from 
the  Turks,  and  weighs  17.700  Kilogr. 

The  belfrey  on  the  north  side  has  not  been  com- 
pleted. The  little  bell  which  surmounts  it,  was  added 
to  it  in  1579. 

The  interior  of  this  vast  church  is  divided  into 
three  naves  and  adorned  with  18  insulated  pillars  and 
18  pilasters.  Its  aspect  is  very  graud  although  some- 
what impaired  by  the  38  modern  altars  it  possesses, 
and  which  greatly  contrast  with  the  loftiness  of  its 
gothic  architecture. 


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Cliuivhes. 


The  liigli  altar  constructed  by  Jatms  Jlock  (16:]9' 
till  1647j  is  decorated  with  a  heaiitiful  jiainting  (the 
Lapidation  of  St.  Stephen)  hv  Tobias  Hock,  and  ano- 
ther, representing  the  virgin  Mary  hy  rotsch. 

The  wooden  pews  on  each  side  of  the  choir  are 
beautifully  carved.  To  the  right  of  the  main  choir  is 
a  smaller  one  called  ,,0f  the  Passion"  ,  where  a  cru- 
cifixion by  Saiuhntd,  a  St.  Thecla  by  Jlcwj'd  (1844) 
and  the  wonderful  marble  Saico}diagus  of  Emperor 
Frederic  III,  begun  by  JS^ichoJas  Lerch  of  Strassburg 
and  completed  by  Michael  JJichfcr  in  1513  may  be 
seen.  The  same  is  ornamented  with  240  figures  and 
37  coats -of- arms.  —  At  the  entrance  to  the  upper 
sacristy  may  be  seen  the  most  ancient  specimen  of 
sculpture  still  extant  in  Vienna,  i.  e.  the  tomb  of 
AJbcrt  III  (t  1305),  and  that  uf  his  consort  Elizabeth, 

One  of  the  principal  ornaments  of  the  nave  is  a 
puli>it  (1430)  whose  sculptured  ornaments  by  Anton 
Fit  grain  in  stone  are  of  great  merit.  Underneath  it 
stands  the  bust  of  Pilgram,  the  architect  of  the  church, 
represented  as  if  looking  out  of  a  window. 

The  following  monuments  deserve  likewise  to  be 
mentioned  :  The  tombs  of  Eugene  of  Savoy  and  of  the 
historian  Cuspinian  (t  1529),  that  of  Fmlolph  IV 
(t  1365),  the  founder  of  part  of  the  church,  and  those 
of  the  Cardinals  Khiesel,  KoUouitsch,  and  Trautson 
(by  Bonner). 

The  subterranean  part  of  the  church  consists  of 
30  large  vaults,  llodolph  caused  another  vault  to  be 
added  to  the  above  number,  which  was  destined  to  re- 
ceive the  last  remains  of  the  members  of  the  reigning 
house ,  and  in  which  are  deposited  the  ashes  of  Ro- 
dolph  IV,  Albert  III^  Albert  IF,  William  (t  1400)  etc. 


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St.  Anna's,  St.  Anne's  Street.  There  was  already 
a  chapel  here  in  1320  for  the  Pilgrims.  In  1415  it 
became  a  church  and  in  1582  the  Jesuits  took  posses- 
sion of  it.  Now  the  convent  of  the  Jesuits  belongs  to 
the  Academy  of  fine  arts,  whicli  appropriated  it  for 
its  collections,  and  uses  some  of  its  premises  as  school- 
rooms. 

St.  Augustin's,  Augustin  Street  in  the  vicinity  of 
Joseph's  square.  It  was  built  by  Frederic  the  Hand- 
some in  1327  in  accomplishment  of  a  vow  he  had 
made  during  his  captivity  in  the  castle  of  Trausnitz. 
Its  structure  is  remarkably  regular  and  well-proportioned 
and  contains  a  master-piece  of  sculpture ,  the  tomb  of 
the  Archduchess  Christine  of  Saxc  Teschcn^  one  of  the 
most  celebrated  works  of  Canova.  In  the  vault  are 
to  be  seen  the  tombs  of  the  Emperor  Leopold  II  by 
Zanner,  that  of  Field-Marshal  Daun,  and  that  of  the 
celebrated  physician  van  Swieten.  In  the  Loretto  Chapel 
are  preserved  in  silver  urns  the  hearts  of  the  deceased 
members  of  the  imperial  family.  This  chapel  was 
founded  by  Eleanor  of  Mantoua^  the  consort  of  Fer- 
dinand  11.  It  was  in  this  church  that,  on  the  occasion 
of  the  siege  of  Vienna  being  raised.  King  SobiesJci 
caused  a  Te  Deum  to  be  sung.  Here  is  still  to  be 
seen  a  ring,  once  belonging  to  Gustavus  Adolphus,  slain 
in  the  battle  of  Liitzen.  Ferdinand  II  affixed  this 
ring  to  the  picture  of  the  Virgin. 

The  tower  that  had  been  burnt  down  during  the 
insurrection  of  1848  was  rebuilt  in  1852.  In  the  con- 
vent attached  to  this  church  lived  and  died  the  cele- 
brated preacher  Abraham  a  Sancta  Clara.  It  was  also 
here  that  the  Poet  Zacharias  Werner  breathed  his 
last  (1823). 

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Churches. 


iJ^The  Minorites'  Church,  formerly  Maria -Schnee 
(Mary  of  the  Snow),  in  the  Minorites'  Square,  was 
founded  by  Ottokar  of  Bohemia  in  1276.    The  Emperor 


Joseph  II  removed  the  Minorites  to  the  suburb  Alser- 
vorstadt  (1783)  and  made  this  dmrch  over  to  an  Ita- 
lian  congregation,    who  now  uses  it.    It  was  restored 


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Churches. 


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between  the  years  1783  and  1786,  but  unluckily  du- 
ring that  time  it  was  divested  of  one  of  the  most 
precious  monuments  of  the  middle-ages,  i.  e.  the  tomb 
of  the  Duchess  Blanche  (14^*"  century).  It  contains  a 
nice  monument  in  remembrance  of  the  poet  Metastasio, 
by  Loccardi.  —  Italian  sermons  are  preached  here. 

The  Church  of  Maria  Stiegen,  Salvatorgasse,  in 
the  proximity  of  Wipplin^er  Street,    one  of  the  oldest 


and  most  interesting  churches  of  Vienna,  was  built  bet- 
ween the  years  1395  and  1412  in  the  strictest  gothic 

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Churches. 


Churches. 


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style.  It  was  renovated  in  1820.  The  window  panes, 
painted  by  Mohn,  are  interesting.  The  tower  57  M. 
high,  ending  in  the  shape  of  a  flower  chalice  well 
merits  some  attention.  —  On  Sundays  and  holidays 
sermons  in  the  Boliemian  language  are  delivered  in 
this  church. 

The  Court  Chapel,  founded  hy  Frederic  IV  (1449), 
stands  now  on  the  foundations  of  a  chapel  which  Bo- 
dolph  in  his  days  had  caused  to  be  constructed.  3Iaria 
Tlieresia  had  it  restored,  and  it  now  possesses  a  beau- 
tiful crucifix  by  Bonner.  Here  can  be  heard  the  best 
sacred  nmsic  in  Vienna.  The  imperial  family  attends 
divine  service  in  this  chapel  on  Sundays  and  holidays ; 
in  winter,  at  eleven  o'clock. 

St.  Michael's,  Michael  Square,  belongs  to  the 
13*^  century.  This,  church  has  often  been  repaired,  but 
has  still  a  few  remnants  of  gothic  architecture  to  show, 
which  contrast  singularly  with  the  modern  alterations 
it  has  undergone.  The  picture  of  the  virgin  which  de- 
corates the  high  altar  is  a  Greek  painting.  Metastasio 
(t  1782),  the  poet  laureate,  is  buried  here. 

St.  Rupert's,  Kienmarkt,  is  said  to  be  the  oldest 
church  in  Vienna,  and  to  have  been  founded  by  the 
saint  of  the  same  name,  in  740.  It  has  undergone  fre- 
quent repairs.  The  window-panes  are  painted  by  Mohn; 

—  the  baptistery  is  of  the  year  1500. 

St.  Salvator's,  in  Salvator  Street,  near  the  town- 
hall,  was  founded  in  1289.    It  was  enlarged  in  1360. 

—  Its  porch  supported  by  columns  dates  from  the  16**" 
century. 

The  Church  of  the  Knights  of  the  Teutonic 
Order,  Singerstrasse,  was  built  by  Scliiffering  of  Mrd- 
lingcn  in  1326.  It  contains  a  beautiful  altar  of  the 
XV  century  by   Wawerc  of  Mecheln;   a   great  variety 


of  escutcheons,  banners,  and  ancient  tombs.  The  orna- 
ments in  the  interior  of  this  church  appertained  to  the 
period  of  the  quaint  style  (style  baroque) ;  and,  save  the 
windows,  no  trace  of  the  original  architecture  was  ap- 
parent until,  in  1865  architect  Ji.  Lippert  untertook 
to  restore  it  to  its  primitive  style. 

The  Capuchins  Church,  New-Market,  commenced 
in  1619  and  finished  1622  by  Emperor  Ferdinand  II, 
is  a  very  simple  structure.  It  is  only  remarkable 
for  its  imperial  vault,  consisting  of  a  long  archway, 
lined  with  coffins  on  each  side ,  and  enclosed  by  an 
iron  gate.  It  is  open  to  the  public  on  All  -  Souls  -  day 
(2*^  November);  strangers  may  easily  obtain  admittance 
at  other  times.  The  most  remarkable  coffins  are  those 
of  the  Empress  Maria'Theresia  and  her  imp.  Consort 
(1755  by  B.  3IoU);  of  Joseph  I  and  Joseph  II,  of 
Matthias,  of  Emperor  Francis  I,  and  the  Duke  of 
Beichstadt. 

St.  Peter's,  in  the  square  of  the  same  name,  dates 
from  1700  and  was  built  under  the  reign  of  Leopold  I 
on  the  model  of  St.  Peter's  at  Rome  by  Fischer  of 
Erlach.  The  leaden  statues  on  the  porch  are  by  Kohl, 
its  frescoes  by  Bothmcyer  and  Bahiena,  the  high  altar 
is  by  Altomonte.  Here  is  to  be  seen  the  tomb  of 
Wolfgang  Laziiis,  the  historian  (t  1565). 

The  Church  of  our  Lady  of  the  Scots,  on  the 
Freiung,  was  built  in  1155  and  made  over  to  Bene- 
dictine monks  who  came  from  Scotland  in  1158.  In 
1418  it  was  finally  occupied  by  German  monks  of  that 
order.  The  structure  of  this  church  in  its  present  form, 
dates  from  1642 — 1650;  it  was  entirely  destroyed  du- 
ring the  siege  of  the  Turks  (1683),  but  rebuilt  in 
1690.  It  contains  several  interesting  tombs.  Here  are 
preserved  the  last  remains  of  Duke  Henry  Jasomirgott, 


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Churches. 


and   those   of  the   gallant   defender  of  Vienna,    Count 

Budigcr  of  Starhcmberg.  i.  r,,  •  .t. 

The  Church  of  the  Dissenting  Greeks,  old  Fleisch- 
markt,  was  built  in  1782  and  renovated  in  the  Byzan- 
tine  style  by  architect  Hansen  in  1858.  The  exterior 
of  this  church  is  overladen  with   gilt  ornaments.    The 


paintings  on  its  front  are  by  Rahl.  The  entry  and 
interior  are  beautifully  decorated.  This  church  belongs 
to  the  Austrian  subjects  of  the  Greek  persuasion,  ^or 
Turkish  subjects  of  this  confession ,  there  is  another 
place  of  woiship  (St.  George's)  on  Hafnersteig. 

The  Church  of  the  United  Greeks  (St.  Barbara), 
in  Dominican  Square,  was  built  in  1654  and  repaired 
in  1852.    The  church  is  richly  decorated. 


Churches. 


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The  Lutheran  Church  and  the  Calvinist  were 
opened,  the  former  in  1784,  the  latter  in  1785.  They 
stand  in  close  proximity  to  one  another  in  the  Doro- 
theergasse. 

Besides  these  churches ,  there  are  about  20  Ca- 
tholic Chapels  in  the  city;  an  English  Chapel  at  the 
English  Embassy,  and  in  the  „Hotel  Imperial",  Karnth- 
nerring  (formerly  palace  of  the  Duke  of  Wiirttemberg) 
and  a  Russian  one  at  the  Russian  Embassy. 

The  following  are  the  principal  parish  churches 
in  the  suburbs. 

The  Church  of  St.  Charles  Borromeus  (Carls- 
kirche)  at  the  Wieden,  Alleegasse  (E.  6.),  was  founded 


by   the   Emperor   Charles  FJ  in    1716,  and  built  by 
Martinelli  on  the  model  oi  Fischer  of  Erlach;  it  was 


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Churches. 


completed  in  1737.  Its  front,  surmounted  by  an  im- 
posing cupola,  has  at  each  side  a  colossal  column 
33  M.  hiy'h.  These  columns  contain  the  bells,  and  the 
winding  basreliefs  on  them  represent  different  episodes 
out  of  the  life  of  the  saint. 

The   Parish   Church    of  Altlerchenfeld    (B.  4.) 
was  Commenced  in   1848,    after   the    plan    of  architect 


3IfiUcr,  who  died  in  the  prime  of  life,    before  having 
had  the  satisfaction  of  seeing  his  work  completed. 

The  structure  of  this  church,  built  with  bricks, 
is  in  the  new  Roman  style ,  inclinig  to  the  florentine 
taste.  —  In  1852,  they  commenced  decorating  its  in- 
terior  after   the    plan  of   Van  der  NiiU.    The  church 


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is  richly  ornamented  with  sculpture,  frescoes,  and  pain- 
tings by  Kupelu'ieser ,  Fiihrkh,  Engerth,  Blaas, 
Schdnmami  etc.  The  high  altar  of  hewn  stone  is  in 
the  best  taste.  The  ceiling  of  the  vault  is  blue  with 
gold  stars.  This  church  is  one  of  the  finest  edifices 
of  the  kind  in  Vienna. 

The    Church   of  the   Lazarists   in   Schottenfeld, 
(B.  6.),  was  built  between  1860  and  1862  under  the 


direction  of  architect  F,  Schmidt,  one  of  the  builders 
of  the   new  steeple   of  St.    Stephen's  Cathedral.     This 


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Churches. 


church,  built  in  the  gothic  style ,  is  remarkable  for  its 
simplicity,  and  the  good  taste  that  has  been  displayed 
in  its  construction. 

St.  Salvator's  (Votiv-Church),  near  the  Schotten- 


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ring  (D.  3.).    This  church  was  founded  in  commemo- 
ration of  the  narrow  escape  of  Emperor  Francis-Joseph^ 


Churches. 


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who  while  walking  one  day  on  the  ramparts  adjoining 
his  palace,  was  rescued  from  the  hands  of  a  villain  who 
attempted  to  stab  him.  -  The  construction  of  this  church 
was  begun  in  1856,  after  the  plan  of  architect  Frn^eZ 
Its  two  beautiful  and  spright  spires  have  a  height  ot 
95  M  •  the  interior  of  the  church  is  not  yet  completed. 
The  Parish  Church  of  the  former  suburb  Weiss- 
garber  rWeissffarber-Kirche),  Landstrasse,  Lowengasse 


it'-     „  'sV  filV  ^1    iW^  I  I  IT  fri  '^  ■'■■ 


(G  4  )  built Ty  Fred.  Schmidt  in  1870  in  pure  gothio 
style,  is  one  of  the  finest  churches  in  Vienna,  its  interior 
is  very  remarkable. 


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Churches. 


There  are  besides  these  a  great  many  more  ca- 
tholic churches  and  chapels  in  the  suburbs,  non  of 
which  present  remarkable  features. 

Tlu^  Jews  have  two  synagogues,  one  in  the  Seiten- 
stettengasse  (city),  the  other,  a  large  new  synagogue 


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built  by  Forstcr  in  1858,  in  the  Leopoldstadt  (F.  3.). 
The  latter  is  a  splendid  buiMing  kept  in  the  oriental  style 
and  beautifully  decorated  in  its  interior.  The  galleries 
and  pillars  are  of  cast  iron.  This  church  is  lighted 
up  in  the  evening  by  500  gas-lights. 

The  Protestant  Church  in  Gunipendorf,  built  by 
architect  Forstcr  in  18G9. 


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Palaces  and  other  Remarkable  Edifices, 

The  Imperial  Palace  consists  of  a  pile  of  buil- 
dings built  at  different  epochs,  which  in  their  structure 
present  no  other  remarkable  feature  save  that  of  being 
exceedingly  plain. 

The  oldest  part  of  the  pile  is  the  side -wing  to 
the  east,  built  about  the  beginning  of  the  13*^  century. 
In  the  year  1275  it  was  destroyed  by  fire.  Ottokar  II 
caused  it  to  be  rebuilt,  and  Ferdinand  I  had  the  whole 
palace  enlarged.  Leopold  I  began  the  long  south  front 
in  1660,  and  towards  the  end  of  the  16"'  century  the 
side-wing  to  the  west  was  commenced.  The  north  side, 
closing  the  oblong  square,  contains  the  licichsJcanzlei 
(chancery  of  the  empire).  It  is  considered  one  of  the 
finest  pieces  of  modern  architecture  in  Germany,  and 
was  built  by  Fischer  of  ErJach  in  1728.  The  figures 
that  adorn  the  two  gateways,  representing  four  labours 
of  Hercules,  are  by  Mathielhj. 

The  long  south  front  is  that  part  of  the  palace 
inhabited  by  the  present  Emperor.  —  Here  may  be  seen 
the  reception  rooms  and  the  splendid  gala- room  built 
under  Emperor  Francis  I  (1805).  —  The  imperial 
apartments  are  open  to  visitors  during  the  absence  of  his 
Majesty  the  Emperor.  The  most  remarkable  part  of  them 
is  the  Bitter saal,  in  which  court  balls  and  state  cere- 
monies are  held  and  foreign  ambassadors  received. 
Between  the  palace  of  Leopold  and  the  Swiss -Court 
(Schweizerhof)  is  to  be  seen  the  grand  staircase  called 


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Palaces  and  other  Remarkable  Edifices 


Adlcrsticge,  which  was  constructed  under  Charles  VI 
(1730).  The  buildings  adjoining  the  palace  again  form 
two  squares  called  Swiss-Court  and  Joseph  Square,  one 
of  the  sides  of  which  latter  belongs  to  the  imperial 
library,  one  of  Fischer's  greatest  master-pieces.  The 
large  room  in  the  library  measures  78  M.  by  17;  — 
eight  columns  support  its  ceiling  which  is  adorned  with 
twelve  statues  representing  the  princes  of  the  House 
of  Habsburg,  Charles  VI,  and  the  bust  of  Van  Swieten 
in  marble.  The  paintings  on  the  ceiling  are  by  D.  Gran, 
The  ball-room  in  the  Bedoute  (Redoutensaal)  and  the 
Winter  Riding-School,  the  finest  in- Europe,  are  on  the 
west  side  of  the  square,  and  were  constructed  by  Fischer 
of  Erlach. 

The  Court  Theatre,  adjoining  the  Winter  Riding- 
School  was  commenced  in  1741  and  enlarged  in  1760 
(see  the  article  Theatres). 

The  Swiss- Court  leads  to  the  Cabinet  of  the  Em- 
peror, the  private  Court  Library,  the  Treasury,  the 
Astronomical  Cabinet,  and  the  Court  Fountain. 

The  northern  side  of  the  Palace  (chancery  of  the 
kingdom)  contains  the  Archives  of  State  and  the  apart- 
ments destined  to  the  reception  of  foreigners  of  distinc- 
tion. The  magnificent  stair -case  called  Batthyanyi- 
Stiege  was  constructed  by  Fischer  of  Erlach  (1761). 
The  appellation  of  „Augustiner-Gang"  has  been  given 
to  the  passage  which  unites  the  Swiss -Court  to  the 
Augustin  Church  and  to  the  palace  of  Archduke  Albert, 
and  contains  a  rich  collection  of  ancient  coins  and 
other  antiquities  as  well  as  the  Cabinet  of  Mineralogy, 
The  „Laternengang"  (Lantern  passage)  leads  under 
ground  from  the  „Augustinergang"  to  the  Court  garden. 


Palaces  and  other  Remarkable  Edifices. 


31 


The  Palace  of  the  Government  of  Lower  Austria 

(Statthalterei),Herrengasse  11,  built  by /Si^re^j^^er  (1847). 

f"      The  Palace    of  the   States   of  Lower  Austria, 

Herrengasse  13,  was  begun  in  1838  and  finished  in  1844 
by  architect  L.  Pichl.  The  frescoes  in  the  large  room 
are  by  Pojs^^o^  the  paintings  on  glass  in  the  chapel  by 
Geyling  frojn  drawings  by  Schnorr.  In  the  Court-yard 
belonging  to  this  building  broke  out  the  revolution  of 
1848. 

The  National  Bank,  Herrengasse  15,  17,  at  the 

corner  of  the  Strauchgasse,  facing  the  Freiung ,  was 
built  between  the  years  1856  and  1860,  after  the  plans 
of  Ferstel  in  the  Italian  Renaissance  style.  It  is  a  fine 
structure  in  bricks  covered  over  with  hewn  stone.  Here 
is  a  passage  which  communicates  between  the  Freiung 
and  the  Herrengasse;  the  frescoes  on  the  stair -case 
are  by  C,   Geiger. 

The  Credit-Bank  (Credit  mobilier)  on  the  Hof  6, 
built  in  1858  and  1859  after  the  plans  of  Frohlich. 

The  Home  Ministry,  Wipplingerstrasse  11,  con- 
structed by  command  of  Emperor  Charles  VI,  by  Fischer 
of  Erlach, 

The  Town-Hall,  Wipplingerstrasse  8,  consists  of 
a  cluster  of  houses  which  have  successively  become  the 
property  of  the  corporation.  The  most  ancient  part  of 
the  building,  dates  from  the  15*^  century,  and  is 
situated  Salvatorgasse ,  near  the  chapel.  It  has  since 
been  restored.  The  large  room  in  which  the  Municipal- 
Corporation  meet,  is  adorned  with  statues  by  Bammel- 
meyer,  with  Cariatides,  basreliefs,  and  coat-of-arms 
by  Gasser,  the  paintings  on  glass  by  Geyling.  In  the 
Court-yard  is  to  be  seen  a  fountain  with  a  basrelief 
in  metal,  by  Bonner, 


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Palaces  and  other  Keraarkable  Edifices. 


Palaces  and  other  Remarkable  Edifices. 


33 


The  Ministry  of  Finances,  Hinimelpfortgasse  8, 
10,  12,  its  construction  was  commenced  in  1708,  by 
HiJdcbrand  and  comploted  by  Fischer  of  Erlach,  for 
the  VrmzQ  Eugene  of  Savoy.  The  stair-case  and  hall 
produre  a  groat  eftect.  The  wliole  edifice  is  a  good 
specimen  of  the  quaint  old  style. 

The  Academy  of  Sciences,  Universitiitsplatz  2, 
built  in  1754  under  the  patronage  of  il/a/-/rt-T/<frcs/a. 
The  frescoes  in  the  large  hall  (Aula)  by  GiigJichni. 
Till   1848  the   university  had  its  seat  in  this  building. 


J.sEr--vl_ 


The  Cur-Saion,  :5taatpuiiv,  built  18G5  after  the  plan 
of  J.   Gcnbcn. 

The  Building  of  the  Horticultural  Society  in 
Parkring,  built  under  the  direction  of  A.  Weber  in 
1864,  contains  a  very  beautiful  room  on  each  side  of 
which  are  two  smaller  ones  and  two  hot-houses. 

The  Academic  Gymnasium  on  the  bank  of  the  Wien 
(river),  Christinengasse,  was  constructed  under  the  direc- 
tion and  after  the  plans  of  Frederic  Schmidt  between 
the  years  1863  and  1866.    This  building  is  remarkable 


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for  the  great  simplicity  of  its  style.  Its  main  front 
on  the  Christinengasse  is  the  only  part  which  is  orna- 
mented.   Its  chapel  is  very  pretty. 

The  Academy  of  Commerce,  Akademiestrasse  12 
(E.  5.),  after  the 'plan  of  architect  F.  Fellner,  was  built 
between  1860  and  1862.  The  two  statues  of  Christoph 
Cohimb  and  Adam  Smith  on  the  main  front  are  by 
Cesar.  This  institution  was  founded  in  1857  and  counts 
now  830  pupils  and  43  professors. 

The  Protestant  School,  Technikerstrasse ,  built 
at  the  expense  of  the  comunity  by  Th.  Hansen  bet- 
ween  1860  and  1862. 

The  Building  belonging  to  the  Society  of  Arts 
(Kunstlcrhaus)  (E.  5.)  facing  the  Academy  of  Commerce, 
built  after  the  designs  of  Augiist  Weber,  is  also  of 
recent  construction  (1865). 

The  Imp.  Austrian  Museum  of  Art  and  Industry 
(k.  k.  osterr.  Museum  fiir  Kunst  und  Industrie),  Stu- 

VIENNA.  3 


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Palaces  aiitl  other  Keniarkable  Kdifices. 


benring  5  (F.  4.),  a  simiptuous  palace,   built  between 
the  years   18(>8  and   1871   in  Italian  Renaissance  style 


d  d  a  n'n  ??  }\n  | 


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after  the  plans  of  Ferstl.  (For  the  collections  it  contains 
—  see  the  article:  Collections.) 

The  Building  belonging^  to  the  Society  of  the 
Friends  of  Music,  Lothringerstrasse  (E.  5.),  was  con- 
structed by  Architect  Han  sen  in  1867.  This  building 
can  boast  of  a  splendid  concertroom  with  accomodation 
for  more  than  2000  persons.  The  number  of  members 
belonging  to  this  society  is  very  large.  It  has  a  Con- 
servatory of  Music  conducted  by  43  professors,  and  at- 
tended by  490  pupils. 

The  Court  Stables,  Hofstallstrasse  1.  This  buil- 
ding was  constructed  by  Fischer  of  Eriach  in  1725 
and  renovated  in  1845.  400  horses  can  find  accomo- 
dation in  it.  There  is  besides  a  very  interesting  collec- 
tion of  saddles  and  harnesses  as  well  as  of  shooting  re- 
quisites. (To  be  seen  every  day  of  the  week;  entrance 
tickets  are  to  be  obtained  in  the  .^Amalicnlwf'  of  the 
Imperial  Palace.) 

The  Polytechnic,  Wieden,  Technikergasse  13,  was 
built  in   1816. 


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35 


The  New  Opera-House,  Opernring  (E.  5.),  con- 
structed after  the  piaus  of  van  dcr  Null  and  Siccards- 
burg,  one  of  tJie  finest  buildings  in  Vienna,  begun  in 
1861  and  opened  in  Mai  1869.  Both  architects  died 
before  the  building  was  completed.  The  effect  of  the 
interior    is    really    imposing;    the    decorations    are    by 


liaJil,  Schivind,  Engcrth,  Laufbergcr,  The  loggia, 
with  frescoes  by  Schivhid  and  five  allegorical  figures 
in  bronze  by  Hahncl,  is  very  remarkable.  The  Opera 
is  one  of  the  largest  in  Europe  and  can  accomodate 
more  than  3000  persons;  the  ventilation  is  admirable. 
The  Theresianum,  Wieden,  Favoritenstrasse  15. 
Leopold  1  caused  this  edifice  to  be  constructed,  and  it 
subsequently   became   the  summer  residence  of  all  the 

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Palaces  and  other  Remarkable  Edifices. 


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Austrian  Emperors,  xmiW  Mana-Thercsia  ^ayoi^^  it  ta 
an  educational  institution  for  noblemen's  sons. 

The  Mint,  Landstrasse,  Heumarkt  1,  built  by 
Sprcnqcr  in  183G.    Interior  to  be  seen  every  Thursday. 

The  Belvedere  Palace,   Rennweg  6  (F.  (].),  foun- 


dm  ^  'fe' 


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det  by  Prince  Eu(/cnc  (1693)  and  terminated  in  1724 
contains  the  renowned  Collection  of  paintings  (see  the 
article:  Picture  Galleries). 


Palaces  and  other  Remarkable  Edifices. 


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Imperial  Military  Riding-School,  Ungergasse  61, 
built  by  Picchioni  in  1850  is  divided  into  three  wings; 
one  contains  the  riding-school,  a  second,  the  apartments 
of  the  directors,  and  a  third  the  board  of  Administra- 
tion. The  monumental  group  of  a  rider  on  a  rearing 
horse  is  by  Meixner. 

The  Rodolph  Hospital,  Landstrasse,  Rudolphsgasse, 
built  between  the  years  1860  and  1864,  after  the  plan 
of  J.  Horky.  Over  1000  patients  find  accomodation 
in  it. 

The  Arsenal,  outside  the  Belvedere  town-gate  (G.8.), 
is  one  of  the  finest  buildings  of  modern  times.  Its  con- 
struction was  commenced  in  1849,  and  completed  in 
1855  by  the  architects  xan  der  Null,    Siccarclshurg, 


"^     ^'>---     -       .       --.V-•■v.,J->-.- 


.  .rr'  n^  Zi  , 


Bosner,  Forster ,  and  Hansen,  It  forms  an  oblong 
square  having  its  front  towards,  the  town.  The  two  long 
sides  measure  690  M.  Its  appearance  calls  to  mind  a 
fortress  consisting  of  four  square  pavilions.  The  central 
pavilion  with   the    porch  is  inhabited  by  the  comman^ 


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Palaces  and  other  Remarkable  Editices. 


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ding  officer.  Its  sculptures  are  by  Gasser.  In  the 
centre  is  to  be  seen  the  church  of  our  ..Lady  of  Victory". 
This  vast  pile  of  buildings  can  accomodate  3000  soldiers. 
—  2000  workmen  are  daily  occuidcd  here. 

The  Terminus    of   the   Western -Railway    near 


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the    gate    of   Mariahilf    (A.  ().),     was    constructed  'on 
the  plan  of  Lohr  between  the  years  1854  and   1858. 


The  sculptures  on  the  main  front  are  by  ilfe/a;^^/-:  the 
marble  statue  of  the  Empress  Elizabeth,  in  the  hall, 
is  the  work  of  Gasser. 

The    Terminus    of   the    Northern -Railway    in 

the  Leopoldstadt  (G.   2.),    in    its    present  state  dates 


i.niMi!mpi.irninii!i.iii,ii(iufi'MMi,n   .vi  rr  il|  WMi'flllin  li 


L4_.. 


from  18G5  in  which  year  it  was  completed. — The  archi- 
tects Stu turner,  Ehrenhaus,  Jloff'nuuni,  and  Hermann 
directed    the    construction    of   this   edifice.     Its    large 


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Private  Palaces. 


hall  jiiid  wiiitinq-- rooms   im])ress   the   visitur  with  ad- 
miration for  the  siimptiiuusuess  of  their  decoration. 

i,^-^^  Medico-Surgical  Academy,  Wiihringergasse 
15,  built  1^85  by  express  command  of  Emperor  Jos^'j^A /i. 
The  Great  Hospital,  Alserstra.sse  4,  founded  by 
Emperor  Joseph  II,  in  1783.  This  vast  building- con- 
tains over  100  large  rooms  for  patients,  (io  private 
rooms,  etc. 

TheLunaticAsylum,  Alsergrund,Lazarethgassel4 
built  on  the  plan  of  KcnUicrn?/,  was  C(»mpleted  in  1851 ' 
It  can  receive  500  lunatics. 


Private  Palaces. 

iQ^p'^^^  ^^^^^^  of  Archduke  William,  constructed  in 
18dG  and  18G0,  under  the  .lirection  vf  Ilfmsot,  in  the 


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best  Italian  Renaissance  style,  is  remarkable  for  the 
sumptuousness  of  its  marble  front.  This  palace  is 
deemed  one  of  the  best  specimens  of  modern  architecture 


Private  Palaces. 


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The  Palace  of  Archduke  Louis-Victor,  Schwar- 
zenbergplatz,  built  on  the  plan  of  Ferstel  in  the  Italian 


Itenaissance  style  of  the  16^''  century  faces  the  square, 
and  commands  a  view  of  the  Kolowratring. 

The  Palace  of  Archduke  Albert  (Augustiner- 
Bastei)  was  constructed  by  architect  Montoyer  (1801 
till  1804).  This  Palace  is  built  upon  a  terrace,  the 
last  remnants  of  the  ancient  ramparts,  and  communi- 
cates, by  a  covered  passage,  with  the  new  building 
(constructed  in  186:5  on  the  plan  of  Heft),  which 
faces  the  Hoi'burg-gardens,  and  is  inhabited  by  func- 
tionaries of  the  Archduke. 


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Private  Palaces. 


The  Palace  of  Prince  Montenuovo,  Strauchgasse, 
built  in  1851—1852.  The  court-yard  is  embollished 
by  a  beautiful  equestrian  statue,  representing  St.  George 
in  the  act  of  killing  the  dragon,   by  Fernkorn. 

The  Palace  of  the  Duke  of  Wiirttembergf,  Karnt- 
nerring,  built  on  the  plan  of  Zandtl  (of  Munich)  be- 
tween the  years  1863  and  1864,  was  purchased  in  1872 


by  Chevalier  Ilontn-  df  Ijinihai  and  adapted  to  the 
now  existing  „ Hotel  Imperial'' ,  the  most  splendid  of 
Vienna  (see:  Hotels). 

The  Palace  of  the  Duke  of  Saxe-Coburg,  Seiler- 
statte  1,  was  constructed  between  18-13 — 1847  after 
the  plans  of  Schlrps,  Korompaij,  etc. 


Private  Palaces. 


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The  Palace  of  Prince  Liechtenstein,  Schenken- 
strasse  9,  midehrancVs  built  (1694),  one  of  the  most 
splendid  palaces  of  Vienna.  This  edifice  has  been  very 
effectually  renovated  in  1847  by  Devignes.  The  ex- 
pense of  its  repairs  amounted  to  some  millions  of 
florins. 

The  Palace  of  Marquis  Pallavicini,  Josephsplatz  5, 
was  built  (1784)  for  Count  M.  Fries,  by  Ilohenherg. 
The  Cariatides  are  by  Zauner. 

The  Palace  of  Prince  Schwarzenberg,  Rennweg, 
begun  on  the  plan  of  Fischer  of  Erlach  in  1706, 
and  terminated  in  1725.  The  internal  decorations  are 
very  sumptuous.  Behind  the  palace  is  a  large  garden 
open  to  the  public. 

The  Palace  of  Prince  Auersperg,  built  in  1724, 
by  Fischer  of  Erlach,  Josephstadt,  Anerspergstrasse. 
The  temple  of  Flora  (a  pavilion)  is  considered  as  a 
masterpiece  of  that  age. 

The  Palace  of  Prince  Liechtenstein,  Alsergrund, 
Liechtensteinstrasse  36,  constructed  on  the  planofilfar- 
tincUi  between  the  years  1701  —  1712.  A  wonderful 
staircase  of  red  marble,  3.80  M.  large,  is  leading  to 
the  reception  hall  on  the  first  floor  with  18  marble 
columns  and  frescoes  by  PojcZo;  it  contains  the  cele- 
brated gallery  of  paintings  (see  this  Article). 

The  Palace  of  Mr.  Drasche  (Heinrichshof),  Opern- 
ring,  opposite  the  Opera.  Six  ordinary  si^ed  houses 
might  have  been  built  on  the  space  allotted  to  this 
one  large  edifice,  the  work  of  architect  Hansen.  The 
frescoes  between  the  windows  of  the  fourth  floor  are 
\)yRahL  This  sumptuous  building  was  constructed  be- 
tween the  years  1861   and   1863. 


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Private  Palaces. 


The    Warehouse    of   Philipp   Haas    and    Sons, 
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and  Siccardshurff.  The  whole  of  the  splendid  building- 
is  occupied  by  the  stores  of  this  f;ir- fumed  Carpet- 
Manufacturers. 

To  the  preceeding-  list  we  will  add  the  names  of 
a  few  dwelliiii'--houses  remarkable  for  their  size,  and 
the  great  number  of  lodgers  they  contain. 

In  the  Biirgerspital,  of  very  ancient  built,  Karnt- 
nerstrasse,  about  1000  persons  find  accomodation. 

The  Freihaus,  property  of  Prince  Starhcmberg, 
Wiedcn,  has  22  courts  and  over  200  dwellings  inhabited 
by  about  1200  persons. 


Palaces  in  construction. 


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There  remain  still  to  be  mentioned  some  impor- 
tant buildings  actually  in  construction,  which,  when 
completed  will  rank  among  the  most  splendid  monu- 
ments of  architecture  of^the  19^^'  century. 

First  of  all  —  the  new  Town  -  Hall  nehv  the 
Frauzensring  (D.  4.)  in  the  gothic  style  after  the  plans 
of  Frederic  Schmidt,  will  certainly  be  the  grandest 
building  of  Vienna  ;  it  covers  more  than  18.000  Q  M. 
and  the  anticipated  time  required  for  its  construction 
is  from  8  to  9  years,  at  on  expence  of  10  Millions 
of  florins.  —  On  both  sides  of  the  Town-Hall,  divided 
by  a  Park  with  grand  fountains,  will  stand,  on  the 
right,  the  Houses  of  Parliament  in  greek  style  after 
the  plans  of  Hansen  —  to  the  left,  the  new  University/ 
in  Italian  Renaissance  after  the  plans  of  Ferstl.  The 
whole  of  the  lecture-halls  of  the  latter  (more  than  40) 
will  have  to  accomodate  over  6000  students  at  a  time; 
the  Liltrary  united  with  the  University  will  be  similar 
in  construction  to  that  of  St.  Genevieve  in  Paris;  a 
hall  with  3  naves,  24  M.  high,  supported  by  20  co- 
lumns with  accomodation  for  more  than  400  students 
is  destined  to  receive  about  350.000  volumes. 

On  the  Burgring  two  Museums  are  in  construc- 
tion after  the  plans  of  Hasenauer  and  Semper,  one 
of  which,  near  the  Babenbergerstrasse  (D.  5.)  is  pre- 
destined for  the  reception  of  the  Picture  Gallery  actually 
in  the  Belvedere,  the  historical  collections  etc.,  the 
other,  near  the  Bellariagasse  is  destined  for  the  col- 
lections of  natural  history. 

Last ,  but  not  least ,  we  can  mention  the  New 
Exchange  on  the  Schottenring  (F.  3.),  after  the  plans 
of  Hansen  in  Renaissance,  a  gigantic  building,  which 
occupies  a  space  of  nearly  9000  Q  M. 


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Public  Monuments. 


Public  Monuments. 

The  uumber  of  historical  monuments  which  Vienna 
has  to  show,  is  rather  limited. 

The  Equestrian  Statue  of  Emperor  Joseph  II 
(Josepli  Square)  was  caused  to  be  ei-ected  by  Emperor 


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Francis  1  (1807)  in  remembrance  of' his  uncle.  It  is 
a  master-piece  of  statuary  Zauncr. 


Public  Monuments. 


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The  Monument  of  Emperor  Francis  I,    in   the 

imperial  Palace  Court,  is  a  fine  group  in  cast  iron  by 
Marchcsi.  In  its  centre  is  to  be  seen  the  Emperor's 
statue,  representing  him  erect  and  with  stretched  arm. 
This  statue  is  surrounded  by  four  allegorical  figures, 
i.  e.  Faith,  Justice.  Peace,  and  Power.    The  inscription 


„Amorem  populis  meis"  is  quoted  from  the  will  of 
that  Emperor.  This  monument  is  however  by  no  means 
considered  as  one  of  Marchesi's  master-pieces. 


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Public  Monuments. 


Public  Monuments. 


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The   Equestrian   Statue   of  Archduke   Charles, 

in   the   square    between   the   iniporial  Palace    and    the 


are  to  be  rea.i  the  following  inscriptions :  ,,  Prince  Eugene, 


Burgthor  (D.  4.),  is  remarkable  for  the  boldness  of  its 
conception  and  the  nicety  witli  which  the  most  minutious 
details  are  executed.    It  was  inaugurated  in  1860. 

Facing  this  monument  (D.  5.)  is  to  be  seen  the 
Equestrian  Statue  of  Prince  Eugene  of  Savoy  in  cast 
iron  (1865),  botli  monuments  are  tlie  work  of  Fcrnlcorn. 
The  Pedestal  is  by  van  dcr  NnlJ.   On  the  escutcheons 


the  Noble  Knight"  ;  „To  the  Victor  of  Many  a  iiaiiie"  ; 
„To  the  Wise  Adviser  of  three  Monarchs''. 

The  Monument  of  Schubert,  the  celebrated  com- 
poser (t  1828)  in  the  Town- Park  (F.  5.)  by  CK 
Ktuidmann,  erected  in  1872. 

The  Column  of  the  Trinity,  Graben,  completed 
in  1693.  This  monument  was  erected  by  Emperor 
Leopold  I  in  1679,  when  the  plague  ceased  to  rage 
in  Austria.  It  measures  21  M.  in  height  and  is  the 
work  of  Fischer  of  Erlach. 

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The  Equestrian  Statue  of  Prince  Charles  Schwar- 
zenberg,    on  the  Square  bearing  the  same  name,  be- 


tween the  Ringstrasse  and  Schwarzenberg-Bridge,  was 
unveiled  in  1868  in  commemoration  of  the  battle  of 
Leipzig,  and  is  the  work  of  Hdhncl  of  Dresden, 

The  Pillar  to  the  Holy  Virgin,  am  Hof  (E.  4.), 
was  erected  by  command  of  Emperor  Leopold  7, 
in  honour  of  the  Virgin  Mary;  a  similar  one  is  to 
be  seen  on  the  Hohenmarkt,  also  an  ex-voto  of  that 
Emperor. 


The  Ressel  Monument,  erected  in  honour  of  the 
first  who  conceived  the  idea  of  propelling  vessels  by 
means  of  the  archemedian  Screw.  This  bronze  statue 
is  the  work  of  Fernkorn  (1863)  and  may  be  seen 
in  the  garden  before  the  Polytechnic  Institution. 

Some  of  the  Public  Fountains  are  likewise  onia- 
mented  with  statues  and  monumental  groups,  the  prin- 
cipal of  which  are:    the    groups  by  Raphael  Bonner, 


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Neuer  Markt;  —  the  allegorical  figures  around  this 
fountain,  represent  the  four  rivers  in  the  Archduchy  of 
Austria,  viz.  the  Traun,  the  EnnSj  the  Ips,  and  the 
March. 

Vienna  possesses  in  the  marble  group  of  The- 
seus and  the  Centaur,  (D.  4.),  executed  by  Canova 
by  express  command  of  Emperor  Francis  i,  a  master- 
piece of  modern  times.  This  beautiful  group  may  be 
seen  in  the   Volksgarten   in   the  Temple  of  Theseus. 

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Public  Monuments. 


It  is  24  M.  long  and  14  M.  wide,  and  is  executed 
by  Nobill  exactly  in  the  same  proportions  as  that  in 
Athens. 

The  fountain  on  the  Freiung  (D.  E.  4.},  erected 
at  the  expense  of  the  town  by  scnltor  Schivanthaler  of 


Munich.  The  main  statue  represents  Austria  sur- 
rounded by  four  allegorical  figures ,  viz.  the  Danube, 
the  Vistula,  the  Elbe^  and  the  Fo. 

The  group  of  Perseus  on  the  fountain  of  the  Town 
Hall,  is  by  Bonner,  while  the  metal  figures  adorning 
the  fountains  in  Franciscan's  Square,  on  the  Graben 
in  Hof  Square,  in  the  principal  street  of  the  Alser  sub- 
urb, and  those  before  the  Josephinum  (C.  D.  3.),  are 
by  Fischer. 

The  Stock-im-Eisen  is  one  of  the  greatest  curio- 
sities which  Vienna  possesses.    It  consists  of  the  stump 


Public  and  Private  Gardens. 


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of  an  old  tree,  so  thoroughly  studded  with  nails  that 
nothing  of  the  wood  remains  to  be  seen.  This  trunk 
is  the  last  remnant  of  the  forest  of  Vienna,  which 
in  former  tim(3S  is  said  to  have  covered  the  whole  area 
which  the  town  now  occupies.  It  was  customary  for 
all  young  artisans,  studying  their  trade,  to  travel 
through  the  country,  staying  a  few  days  at  some  of 
the  principal  cities.  Not  a  single  journey -man  lock- 
smith passed  through  Vienna  without  hammering  a 
nail  into  the  trunk  of  this  tree;  this  fact  may  be  re- 
lied upon  as  being  historical,  and  hence  the  name  of 
the  street  Stock-im-Eisen  (stick-in-iron,  or  more  pro- 
perly, iron-clad  stump),  which  has  been  retained. 

Vienna  will  be  adorned  in  a  short  time  by  three 
other  Monuments  viz.  of  Schiller,  Grillparzer,  and 
Tegetthoff,  for  "the  first,  the  model  by  Schilling  is 
completed  and  it  will  be  the  finest  monument  existing 
of  the  immortal  poet;  it  is  to  be  erected  on  the 
Schillerplatz  (D.  E.  5.),  near  the  Opernring  before  the 
new  building  of  the  Academy/  of  Fine  Arts  still  in 
construction. 


Public  and  Private  Gardens. 

The  Imp.  Garden  (Burggarten)  east  of  the  Im- 
perial Palace,  possesses  two  large  hot-houses  128  M. 
in  length  by  15  in  height  and  a  winter  garden,  the 
roof  of  which  rests  on  Corinthian  columns.  Here  is  to 
be  seen  the  equestrian  statue  of  Francis  I,  This  gar- 
den, which  abounds  in  a  great  variety  of  caraelias,  roses, 
and  other  beautiful  and  rare  flowers,  is  not  open  to 
the  Viennese  public;  strangers  obtain  admission  in  the 
morning. 


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Public  and  Private  Gardens. 


Public  and  Private  Gardens. 


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The  People's  Garden  ( Volksgarten) ,  facing  the 
imp.  Garden,  dates  from  1824.  In  the  centre  of  the 
garden  is  a  temple  called,  the  temple  of  Theseus, 
an  imitation  of  that  at  Athens  which  contains  a  beau- 
tiful group  in  white  marble,  representing  Theseus  sub- 
duing the  Minotaur.  To  the  left  of  the  entry  is  a 
cafe,  at  which  good  concerts  may  be  heard  every  day 
during  the  fine  season. 

The  Town  Park  (Stadtpark,  is  the  most  recent 
and  most  fashionable  walk  in  Vienna.  It  is  situated 
on  the  right  and  left  bank  of  the  ,,Wien",  between 
the  Kolowratring  and  the  Stubenring,  and  occupies  an 
area  of  143.800  Q  Metres.  At  the  time  of  the  de- 
molition of  the  ramparts  (1857),  it  was  ordered  by 
express  command  of  the  Emperor  that  a  part  of  the 
adjacent  glacis  should  be  transformed  into  a  park. 
Agreeably  to  the  imperial  order,  the  new  park  was 
laid  out  in  1862,  under  the  direction  of  Siebek,  and 
after  the  plans  of  painter  SeUeny.  That  portion  of 
the  park,  situated  on  the  right  bank  of  the  ,,Wien", 
is  a  place  of  resort  for  children;  hence  its  name 
KhulerparA',  On  the  left  bank  of  the  Wien  is  a  nice 
pavilion  made  of  cast  iron  that  was  exhibited  at  the 
London  International  Exhibition.  The  town  Corporation 
bougth  it  for  3000  florins,  and  adorned  the  park  with 
it.  Another  ornament  worth  seeing  is  a  statue  repre- 
senting the  Danubian  Maid  by  Gasser;  —  finally  the 
monument  of  Schubert  near  the  Ringstrasse,  erected 
in  1872.  The  Kursalon,  at  one  of  the  extremities  of 
the  Park,  is  a  nice  building  after  the  plan  of  architect 
Garben. 

The  Public  Garden,  on  this  side  of  the  arm  of 
the  Danube  and  facing  the  Leopoldstadt. 


The  Angarten,  to  the  north  of  the  town  and  on 
an  islet,  was  opened  to  the  public  by  Joseph  IL  in 
1757.  On  its  principal  gate  may  yet  the  following 
inscription  be  read :  „Allen  Menschen  gewidmeter  Be- 
lustigungsort  von  ihrem  Schatzer''  (Place  of  recreation 
dedicated  to  all  men  by  their  friend).  This  garden 
though  barely  frequented,  commands  a  very  nice  view 
and  has  beautiful  shady  walks.  In  one  part  of  it  are 
stored  up  the  collections  brought  over  by  the  frigate 
„Novara"  on  her  return  from  her  long  voyage  round 
the  world,  (1857—1859),  but  not  yet  to  be  seen. 

The  Belvedere  Garden,  Rennweg,  founded  by 
Eugene  of  Savoy,  does  not,  save  its  beautiful  gallery, 
present  any  very  remarkable  feature.  It  is  nicely  laid 
out,  and  from  the  terrace  at  the  rear  back  of  the 
garden  a  general  view  of  Vienna  and  its  environs  can 
be  obtained. 

The  Imp.  Garden  in  the  Prater,  a  park  in  the 
English  style  with  a  villa  in  it,  is  not  accessible  to 
any  one  but  the  imperial  family. 

The  Gardens  of  the  Horticultural  Society,  Park- 
ring,  surrounding  the  building  belonging  to  the  society, 
and  Landstrasse,  Rudolphsgasse  13,  founded  with  a 
view  of  forwarding  the  cultivation  of  plants,  fruits,  and 
vegetables,  holds  annual  exhibitions. 

The  Garden  of  the  Agricultural  Society,  Land- 
strasse, Rudolphsgasse  13,  near  to  the  preceding;  these 
two  gardens  encircle  the  Rudolph  Hospital. 

The  Two  Gardens  of  Prince  Liechtenstein,  Land- 
strasse, Rasumoffskygasse  and  Liechtensteinstrasse  38. 

The  Garden  of  Prince  Schwarzenberg,  Renn- 
weg 2,  is  one  of  the  largest  and  finest  gardens  in 
Vienna ;  it  is  adorned  with  the  sweetest  beds  of  flowers 
and  planted  with  beautiful  trees  in  the  mixed  English 
and  French  styles.    Always  open  to  the  public. 


Public  and  Private  Gardens. 


The   Garden   of  the  Duke   of  Modena,    Land- 
strasse,  Beatrixgasse  20. 

The  Garden  of  the  Princely  Family  Dietrichstein, 
Wahringerstrasse  30. 

The  Prater;  the  usual  way  to  the  Prater  is  through 
the  Praterstrasse  (see  puge  4).  On  reaching  the  end 
of  this  beautiful  street,  the  whole  Prater,  laid  out  in 
1537  and  comprising  the  Punch  and  Judy  Prater 
(Wurstl-Prater),  lies  before  one.  It  consits  of  the  re- 
mains of  a  large  forest,  intersected  by  three  large  alleys 
retaining  a  sufficient  number  of  majestic  trees  to  give 
evident  proof  of  its  old  age.  The  chief  Alley  (Haupt- 
allee),  which  is  by  far  the  longest  and  finest,  and  the 
resort  of  fashionable  people,  is  that  to  the  right  of  the 
Prater  stern  ^  an  open  place  at  the  bottom  of  the  Prater- 
strasse. It  is  divided  into  three  sections;  the  middle 
broad  causeway  is  for  cariages,  the  right  for  equestrians, 
and  the  left  for  pedestrians.  —  These  three  sections 
terminate  in  a  circular  platform,  called  the  Bondeau. 
Persons  who  wish  to  prolong  their  walk  or  drive  can 
proceed  nearly  as  far  again  to  a  handsome  summer 
building,  called  the  Lusthaus.  The  latter,  as  well  as 
the  left  side  of  the  main  Alley,  is  provided  with  cafes^ 
where  refreshments  may  be  had,  and  where  on  a  sum- 
mer evening  many  thousands  of  persons  are  assembled, 
taking   their  supper  and  listening  to  the  music. 

The  Exhibition  of  1873  has  entirely  changed  the 
character  of  the  Prater  and  besides  the  Exhibition  itself 
it  offers  now  such  a  plenty  of  amusements,  especially 
between  the  chief-alley  and  the  next  to  the  left  (Welt- 
ausstellungsstrasse)  that  it  would  be  impossible  to  give 
a  list  of  them. 


Historical  Collections. 

The  Imp.   Cabinet   of  Antiquities,    Coins    and 
Medals  (k.  k.  Munz-  uud  Antiken-Cabinet)  in  the  Imp. 
Palace,  entrance  from  Joseph  square,  east  of  the  library, 
the   staircase    in    the    right-hand   corner.     Admission 
every  Monday  and  Thursday   from    10   till  2  o'  clock. 
This  remarkable  collection  consists  of  a  vast  num- 
ber of  bronzes,  Etruscan  vases,  terracottas,  mosaics,  an- 
cient lamps,    antique  household   utensils,    and  a  great 
variety   of  intaglios.  —  No   other  Museum  iu  Europe 
can    boast    of   a  similar  collection  of  Cameos ,    among 
others,  the  Apotheosis  of  emperor  Augustus,  an  onix 
23  Centm.  in  diameter,  with  20  beautiful  figures,  is  a 
Cameo,  which,  although  in  size  is  surpassed  by  one  in 
Paris,    as    to    the   workmanship   is  the    finest   roman 
specimen  of  the  Augustinian  age  and  has  non  to  equal 
it  in  the  world;  —  a  head  of  Tiberius,  and  another 
of  Mercurius  are  also  very  fine. 

The  same  Cabinet  (V)  contains  a  Cup  of  oriental 
agat,  740  Mm.  in  diameter;  it  is  an  unicum  as  no 
other  jewel  of  this  size  is  known.  —  The  collection  of 
Coins  and  Medals  contains  over  130.000  specimens  of 
ancient  Greek  and  Roman  Coins,  dollars,  florins,  and  false 
coins  of  the  middle  ages  and  modern  times,  ducats, 
and  groschens;  bronze  medals,  and  oriental  coins.  From 
this  rich  collection  was  selected  the  most  interesting 
portion  and  is  exhibited  in  the  first  room  at  the 
right  from  the  entrance. 

The  Imp.  Cabinet  of  Egyptian  Antiquities,  in 
the  lower  building  of  the  Belvedere.   Contains  4  rooms 


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Historical  Collections. 


filled  with  specimens  of  Egyptian  antiquities  that  have 
found  no  room  in  the  Cabinet  of  the  Imp.  Palace. 
These  consist  chiefly  of  vases,  papyrus  rolls,  mummies, 
sarcophagus,  statues,  bronze  and  terra-cotta  (baked  clay) 
curiosities.  Very  remarkable  is  a  large  sarcophagus 
with  its  lid  of  black  granit,  covered  inside  and  outside 
with  reliefs  and  hieroglyphs  of  an  admirable  work- 
manship ;  one  of  the  finest  sarcophagus  of  all  which 
are  known. 

The  Collection  of  antique  Sculptures,  Inscrip- 
tions and  Mosaics  in  the  same  building,  belonging 
likewise  to  the  Imp.  Cabinet  of  antiquities,  is  a  collec- 
tion of  no  great  importance,  but  it  contains  two  objects 
of  the  best  period  of  grecian  art,  which  by  them- 
selves fully  indemnify  the  visitor,  viz,  a  bronze  statue 
of  Hermes  found  in  Carinthia  and  a  sarcophagus,  called 
the  Sareophagus  of  the  Fugger  family,  with  basreliefs 
of  the  Battle  of  the  Amazones,  of  an  extraordinary 
beauty. 

The  Collection  of  Ambras  (Ambraser-Sammlung), 
in  the  lower  building  of  the  Belvedere,  Kennweg  6. 
Its  name  its  derived  from  the  Castle  of  Ambras  in 
Tyrol,  where  it  was  founded  by  the  Archduke  Ferdi- 
nand (second  son  of  the  Emperor  Ferdinand  J),  in 
the  second  half  of  the  16'"  century,  it  was  from  thence, 
transferred  to  Vienna  in  1806,  when,  subsequently 
to  the  peace  of  Presburg,  Tyrol  was  given  up  to 
Bavaria.  It  is  open  to  the  public  every  tuesday  and 
friday  from  9  to  12,  a.  m.  and  from  3  to  6  p.  m. 
and  Sunday  from  9  to  1  o'clock.  During  the  winter  it 
remains  closed.  —  This  collection  contains  143  authen- 
tical  coat  of  mails,  once  the  property  of  Princes  and 
other  illustrious  personages  of  the  14*",  15"'  and  16'" 
centuries ;  the  most  interesting  collection  of  this  kind  in 


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Europe  and  of  undoubtable  authority ;  —  great  number 
of  portraits  representing  illustrious  men  of  the  middle 
ages;  --  a  nice  selection  of  cut  stones  and  many  other 
rarities  which  occupy  7  saloons  and  cabinets. 

This  collection  contains  now  the  celebrated  mass- 
robes  worn  at  the  foundation  of  the  order  of  the  golden 
fleece  by  order  of  Philipp  the  good  of  Burgundy 
which  formerly  were  to  be  found  in  the  Imp.  Treasury 
—  they  are  covered  with  280  wonderful  figures  in 
embroidery  after  the  designs  of  Van  Eych  or  one  of 
his  foremost  scolars. 

The   Imperial   Treasury   (k.   k.  Schatzkammer). 
Admission  is  given  on  tuesday,  Thursday  and  Saturday 
from  10  to  1  o'clock.     Tickets  are  to  be  obtained  the 
day  before  presenting  a  card   de   visite  from  10—12 
at  the  passage  between  the  Schweizerhof  and  the  Jo- 
sephsplatz.     This  collection,  which  occupies  part  of  the 
Schweizerhof  (Imperial   Palace),    contains    a    precious 
selection    of   vases   and   basins  of  gold,    silver    rocky 
cristal  and  jewels,  partly  of  the  most  wonderful  work- 
manship;    —     a    great    many    specimens    of    ancient 
watches,' surpassed   perhaps   by  no  other  collection  of 
this  kind ;  —  many  historical  and  very  valuable  objects, 
the  principal  of  which  are :  the  sacred  relics  used  at 
the   coronation   of  the    German    emperors   for   many 
centuries,   consisting    of   a    crown   adorned  with  uncut 
stones   and  bearing  the   inscription:  Chuonradus  Dei 
gratia    Bomanorum    Imperator    Augustus,   together 
with  an  orb,   a  sceptre,  a  sword,   a  tunic,  a  pair  of 
gloves ,  and  shoes.  —  To  the  Kelics  displayed  on  the 
occasion  of  an  Emperors  being  crowned,  belong  beides 
the  spear  with  which  Jesus-Christ  was  transfixed  by  a 
soldier,    nails   from   tho  holy  Cross,    one  of  John  the 
Baptist's  teeth,  a  fragment  of  St.  John  the  Evangelist's 
gown,  etc. 


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Historical  Collections. 


The  imperial  crown,  the  orb  and  sceptre  of 
Austria,  dating  from  Rudolph  II  and  worn  by  the 
German  Emperors  when,  after  their  proclamation,  they 
solemnly  entered  the  town  of  Frankfort  (this  crown 
studded  with  unpolished  precious  stones  weighs  1189 
grains;  the  orb,  484  ducats  and  the  sceptre,  194  du- 
cats) ;  —  the  crowns  worn  by  their  Majesties  the  Em- 
peror Ferdinand  I  and  his  Empress  during  the  cere- 
mony of  their  coronation  at  Prague  (1837);  the  crown 
of  the  emperor,  an  imitation  of  that  of  Rudolph  II, 
contains  20  large  diamands,  504  small  ones,  122  large 
round  pearls,  745  small  ones,  etc. ;  finally  the  historical 
diamond  called  the  ^Florentine'' ,  lost  by  Charles  the 
Bold  at  the  battle  of  Murten  and  picked  up  by  a 
soldier  who  sold  it  for  1  florin;  it  weighs  133  carats 
(532  grains)  and  is  worth  about  1,000.000  florins.  The 
collection  of  vases  and  basins  contains  the  celebrated 
Salt-cellar  made  by  Benvenuto  Cellini  of  exquisite 
workmanship.  Among  the  historical  curiosities  are  to 
be  mentioned:  The  crown,  sceptre  and  robes  worn  by 
Napoleon  at  the  time  he  was  crowned  king  at  Milan : 
—  the  cradle  of  the  king  of  Rome;  —  the  hunter's 
horn  of  Landgrave  Albert  of  Alsatia  and  Hahshurg 
(1190);  —  the  sabre  of  Tamerlan;  the  swords  of 
John  Huniadi,  Maximilian  I  awA  Charles  V;  the  Horo- 
scop  of  the  Duke  of  Friedland  (Wallenstein) ;  the  chains 
and  necklaces  of  the  different  Austrian  orders  of  di- 
stinction. 

The  Imperial  Archives  (k.  k.  Hof-  uud  Staats- 
Archiv)  in  the  Imp.  Palace,  instituted  in  1749.  A  very 
valuable  collection  which,  as  to  the  relations  of  the 
Austrian  Empire  with  Spain,  the  Netherlands  and  Italy 
is  one   of  the   most    important    Archives    in    Europe. 


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The  Imperial  Arsenal,  outside  of  the  Belvedere 
gate,  rich  in  specimens  of  historical  worth,  among 
which  are  remarkable: 

The  armour  of  Attila,  king  of  the  Huns;  —  the 
hat  of  Geoffyei/  of  Bouillon  given  to  this  warrior  by 
the  Pope  when  the  former  placed  himself  at  the  head 
of  the  crusaders  on  their  pilgrimage  to  the  Holy  Land ; 

—  the  attire  of  Frederic  the  Martial,  last  of  the 
Babenbergs'  race;  —  the  armour  of  Louis  II,  kmg 
of  Hungary,  slain  at  the  battle  of  Mohacz ;  the  armour 
of  Charles  V;  —  the  armours  of  the  three  Ferdinands; 

—  that  of  Rudiger  of  Starhemberg,  defensor  of  Vienna 
during  the  siege  of  the  Turks  (16S3);  -  The  flag 
of  the  Grand -Vizier  and  leader  of  the  Turks  during 
the  said  siege ;  —  the  armour  worn  by  king  SobiesJci 
,m  the  day  of  the  battle  which  freed  Vienna  from  its 
besiegers-  —  the  leather  collar  worn  by  Prince  Eugene 
with  a  bunsh  of  his  hair;  -  the  coat  of  mail  of  Ge- 
neral 3Iontecucculi;  -  the  Polish  flag  of  General 
Kozcius^ko,  and  a  good  many  more  interestjng  remi- 
niscence of  old  times.  —  The  Arsenal  may  be  visited 

'^^^The    Civil  Arsenal  (das  biirgerliche   Zeughaus), 
Hof  10;  admission  every  Monday  and  Thursday,  from 
9  to  12.    The  arsenal  was  founded  in  the  16     century, 
but  the  building  which   it  now   occupies   dates   from 
1631.    The  rich  collection  of  armours,  exhibited  in  a 
hall  is  most  splendid  and  well  deserves  to  be  seen ;  — 
the  most  remarkable  objects  are:  100  complete  sets  of 
armour,  among  which  that  of  St.  Hilary  and  of  Philip, 
Count  Palatine  of  the  Rhine;   —  the  flag   ot  the    1 
bataillon  of  the  5*^  regiment  of  French  infantry  wrested 
from  Caldiero's  hands  by  Archduke  Charles,  (1805) ;  — 
that  of  the  Viennese  Volunteers  rescued  by  Richter  at 


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Fine  Arts. 


the  capture  of  Montoua  (1797);  —  the  standard  of  the 
Great-Master  of  the  knights  of  Malta,  Count  John  of 
Herberstein;  —  the  Turkish  banner  which  Charles  of 
Lorraine  carried  off  from  Buda  (Hungary)  and  which 
was  before  deposited  in  the  Stephen's  Church;  —  the 
ensigns  of  Field -Marshal  Loudon  with  a  tuft  of  his 
hair;  —  the  crescent  which  ornamented  the  spire  of 
St.  Stephen's  Church;  —  a  standard  of  the  town  of 
Vienna  (1529);  —  one  o^  Charles  F. ;  —  one  of  Ottocar 
of  Bohemia;  —  a  mountain  staff  used  by  Andreas 
Hofer;  the  banner  with  which  the  Viennese  Citizens 
effected  a  sally  during  the  siege  of  Vienna  (1683). 

The  sheet  and  skull  of  Kara  Mustapha-^  —  which 
are  shown  here,  lately  have  been  acknowledged  as 
false. 

The  Collection  of  Saddles  (k.  k.  Sattelkammer) 
and  the  Collection  of  Hunting  Requisites  (k.  k.  Jagd- 
kammer),  without  the  Burgthor,  Hofstallstrasse  1,  con- 
tain a  great  many  articles  which  deserve  to  be  seen, 
such  as  caparisons,  saddles,  harness,  etc.,  that  have 
figured  at  the  crowning  ceremonies  of  princes,  guns  of 
great  value,  the  arquebuse  of  Charles  VI,  the  hunting 
suit  worn  by  Joseph  II  and  torn  by  a  wilful  stag, 
which  in  self-defence  attacked  and  wounded  the  Em- 
peror, and  many  other  historical  curiosities.  At  the 
same  time  may  be  seen  the  Court  Stables  —  see 
page  34. 


Fine  Arts. 

The  Imperial   Academy   of  Fine   Arts,   Annu- 
gasse  3  (E.  5.\  founded  by  Joseph  1  in  1705,  later 


Fine  Arts. 


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developed  and  forwarded  hy Maria- Theresia  and  Joseph  11, 
has  been  completely  reorganised  between  the  years  1850 
1865  and  1872.  Elementary  instruction  has  been  re- 
placed by  the  real  object  of  the  Academy,  namely,  that 
of  becoming  a  high  school  of  Art,  or  one  instituted  to 
encourage  and  promote  its  progress.  —  The  Academy 
is  divided  into  two  departments: 

I.  A  general  school  for  painting  and  sculpture,  and 
U   a  special  school  for  historical  painting  sculp- 
ture, engraving,  landscape,  plastic,  and  architecture 

This  Academy  is  richly  endowed  and  possessed  ot 
all  the  necessary  requirements  to  form  good  scholars. 
It  is  placed  under  the  tutorship  of  a  president  and 
has  an  Academical  Council  consisting  of  its  professors 
an.l  eight  independent  artists  appointed  by  the  Council. 
_  The  number  of  its  ordinary  professors  is  17,  to 
which  a  few  assistants  may  be  added. 

For  the  Collections  of  the  Academy  —  see  page  64. 
The  Imp.  Museum  of  Art  and  Industrie  (k.  k. 
osterreichisches  Museum  ftir  Kunst  und  Industrie),  Stu- 
benring  (F.  4.),  founded  in  1863.    The  immediate  im- 
pulse   to  the   erection   of  this  Museum  was  caused  by 
the  General-Exhibition  in  London  (1862)  and  the  South- 
Kensington-Museum.    Its  object  is  to  enhance  good  taste 
and   progress   in   the   different   branches   of   trade  and 
industry   by   benefiting  them   with  the   application   of 
scientifical  and  artistical   knowledge.  —  To  this  effect 
the  Museum  contains   a   great  variety  of  choice  speci- 
mens in  the  multifai'ious   lines   of  trade    and  industry 
which    they    serve    to   elucidate,   thereby    calling  the 
attention  of  the  mechanic  and  artisan  to  the  importance 
of  art   in   its    application   to   the   numerous  inventions 
that  are  daily  made.  —  The  greater  number  of  articles 
forming  this  collection  are,  however,  only  borrowed,  the 


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Picture  Galleries. 


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Emperor  having  placed  the  court  collections,  those  of 
the  University,  Polytechnic,  Arsenal,  and  other  similar 
iustitutions,  at  the  disposal  of  the  Director.  —  Besides 
these  sources,  tne  Museum  is  enabled  to  increase  its 
collections  by  its  own  means  as  well  as  either  by 
legacies  or  donations  from  the  rich,  etc.  Occasional  ex- 
hibitions are  held  here  which  are  well  worth  seeing. 
The  Museum  is  the  most  visited  by  the  Viennese 
in  preference  to  all  other  collections.  Open  daily  from  9 
to  4,  mondays  excepted ;  on  tuesdays  and  Wednesdays  the 
price  of  admission  is  30  kreuzers. 


Picture  Galleries. 

Besides  a  collection  of  engravings  and  a  library, 
the  Academy  of  Fine-Arts  (Annagasse  3),  possesses 
a  fine  gallery  of  paintings  and  a  very  interesting  col- 
lection of  plaster  figures,  chiefly  copied  from  classic 
greek  and  roman  originals  (Among  others  from  the 
^Elgin  marbles''^)  and  of  the  middle  ages. 

The  collection  of  paintings  called  Lamberg'sche 
Gallerie,  was  bequeathed  to  the  Academy  by  the  late 
Count  Anton  Lamhery.  —  It  consists  of  800  excellent 
paintings,  200  of  which  belong  to  the  classical  Flemish 
school;  others  again  are  by  old  German  masters  and 
Paul  Potter,  Claude  Lorraine,  Hemliny,  Cranach, 
Rubens,  Jordans,  Terbury ,  Teniers,  Ruisdael,  Ve- 
lascpie^,  Murillo  (Spanish  school),  Paul  Veronese ^  and 
Tintoretto,  are  to  be  seen  here.  —  Open  daily  from 
10  to  1  o'clock. 

The  present  building  is  very  unfavourable  and  un- 
sufficient  for  the  collections  —  part  of  which  is  not  to  be 


seen  for  want  of  space  to  expose  it;  but  a  new  buil- 
ding is  in  course  of  construction  at  the  Schillerplatz 
(D.  E.  5.). 

The  Imp.  Gallery,   at  the  Belvedere,   Rennweg 
(F.  7.),  is  open  from  the  24'^  April  to  the  30*'  Sept. 
every  day  (Mondays  excepted)  from  10  to  4.  On  Sundays 
and  in  Winter  it  is  open  only  from  10  to  2.   This  col- 
lection, was  originally  founded,  though  neither  on  its 
present  scale  nor  on  its  present  situation,  by  Mathias  II. 
It  was  subsequently  enriched  by  a  great  number  of  pictures 
formerly  in  the  possession   of  Charles  II.  of  England, 
by  the  Archduke  Leopold    Wilhclm,  Governor  of  the 
Netherlands  (1646—1656)  and  under  Charles  VI.  and 
Joseph  II.,  it  received  again  large  additions.    It  is  im- 
possible to  give  an  idea  of  the  richness   of  the  above 
collection  within  the  limits  of  the  present  work;  suffice 
it  to  say,  that  it  contains  nearly  1800  paintings  large 
and  small,  and  that  one  of  its  great  peculiarities  and 
advantages  is,  its  possessing  admirable  specimens  from 
the  various  periods   of  all  the  principal   schools,    as 
Flemish,  Dutch,  Italian,  and  old  and  modern  German,  so 
as  to  present  to  the  artist  or  amateur  a  complete  survey 
of  the  progress   of  the  art,   and  form  what  may  be 
termed  a  very  rich  and  select   collection.     The   names 
of  Gioryione,   Titian,  Paul  Veronese,  Tintoretto,  Ra- 
phael^ Peruyino^    Caravayyio^   Salvator   Rosa,   Da 
Vinci,  Del  Sarto,  Carlo  Dolce,  3Iichel  Anyelo,  Guido 
Reni,  Correyyio,  Carracci.  Vandyk,  Rubens,  Teniers, 
Rembrandt^  Paul  Potter,  Ruysdael^  Womvermans,  Van 
Eyck,  Albrecht  Durer,  will  be  sufficient  to  excite  the 
curiosity  of  the  visitor  endowed  with  taste  for  exhibi- 
tions of  this  kind.    A  complete  Catalogue  in  german  and 
french  may  be  procured  at  the  Gallery. 


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Picture  Galleries. 


The  Gallery  of  Prince  Liechtenstein,  Liechten- 
steinstrasse  36  (D.  2.),  open  to  the  public  daily,  con- 
tains 1430  paintings  distributed  in  25  large  rooms  of 
his  Palace  (see  page  43).  Besides  these,  there  are  abont 
400  marble  and  bronze  statues.  The  most  remarkable 
paintings  of  this  collection  are:  Pictures  by  the  most 
celebrated  masters  of  the  Italian  and  Flemish  schools; 
several  by  Leonardo  da  Vinci -^  the  best  Holy  family 
by  Del  Sarto',  the  Virgin  and  Child  by  Perugino', 
—  a  portrait  of  Wallenstein,  by  Vandt^k.  Also  pictures 
by  Eapharl,  Correggio ,  Guido  Reni,  Carlo  Dolce, 
Titian^  and  Buhens. 

The  Gallery  of  Count  Czernin,  Josefstadt,  Rath- 
hausstrasse  9,  consisting  of  400  select  specimens  of  the 
French,  Spanish,  Italian,  and  Flemish  schools ;  a  splendid 
Paul  Potter.  This  collection  was  founded  by  Count 
Rodolph  Czernin,  (1845)  the  greater  part  of  whose 
life  was  occupied  in  (ioUecting  the  pictures.  Visitors 
obtain  admittance  every  Monday  and  Thursday  from  10 
to  2  o'  clock. 

The  Gallery  of  Count  Schonborn-Buchheim, 
Renngasse  4,  not  large,  but  very  select.  —  Open  every 
day,  apply  to  the  steward. 

The  Gallery  of  Count  Harrach,  Freiung  3,  open 
to  visitors  every  Wednesday  and  Saturday.  Above  300 
paintings,  among  which  are  some  by  Pn'ugino.  Leo- 
nardo  da  Vinci,  Velazquez,  Schalken,  Jos.  Vernet  etc. 

Prints,  Engravings  and  original  Drawings. 

Attached  to  the  Imp^^rial  Library  is  a  fine  collec- 
tion of  engravings,  commenced  by  Prince  Eugen  of 
Savoy  in  the  year  1730;  not  less  splendid  in  itself  than 
famous  for  the  solicitous  care  that  attended  the  selec- 


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tion  of  the  specimens.  —  This  collection  is  divided 
into  five  sections,  viz:  1)  a  large  collection  consisting 
of  GOO  engravings,  large  in-folio,  and  18  port-folios 
containing  essays  of  a  more  than  ordinary  size;  2)  a 
collection  of  portraits  in  290  bandboxes  (in-folio);  3) 
875    volumes    of    works   illustrated    with    engravings; 

4)  a  collection  of  miniatures  and  drawings  140  vols; 

5)  a  collection  representing  above  1000  solemn  pro- 
cessional trains  in  40  volumes  in-folio,  besides  64  port- 
folios. 

The  number  of  engravings  of  the  two  first  collec- 
tions amounts  to  300.000.  The  engravings  are  chro- 
nologically arranged  according  to  the  different  schools, 
their  printers  and  engravers.  This  collection  may  justly 
be  termed  one  of  the  most  extensive  and  precious  in 
Europe. 

It  would  be  impossible  to  give  here  a  list  of  the 
capital  specimens,  this  rich  collection  contains,  we 
mention  only  some '  of  the  greatest  rarities  it  includes. 
Among  the  Niellos ,  of  which  it  possesses  72 ,  some 
very  rare  by  Maso  Finiguerra  and  Peregrino  da 
Cesena;  the  Italian  school  is  represented  by  Sandro 
Botticelli;  Pallajuolo]  Andrea  Mantegna;  Martino 
da  Udine;  Mare  Antonio  Baimondi ,  mostly  after 
Bapliael  etc.  Of  the  german  school  there  is  the  so 
called  blaster  of  1464  —  and  that  of  1480;  — 
Franz  von  Bocholt;  —  Martin  ScJwngaucr ;  — Al- 
hreeht  Burer  etc. ;  of  the  flemish  school :  Lucas  van 
Leyden  a.  o.  Of  almost  all  these  artists  the  collection 
includes  the  most  rare  specimens,  very  remarkable  for 
their  preservation.  —  There  are  besides  to  mention 
the  Original  etchings  by  Ehheimer,  Boos,  van  iJi/k, 
Bemhrandt,  A.   Ostade,  Potter,  Buysdael  and  others. 

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Picture  Galleries 


The  private  library  of  the  Emperor  (see  p.  74) 
is  enriched  with  a  collection  of  102.000  engravings, 
of  which  89.000  are  portraits,  and  887  portfolios  con- 
taining 22.0G5  portraits  collected  by  Lavater  at  the 
time  that  he  was  engaged  in  his  physiognomical  re- 
searches. 

The  Collection  of  Prints  of  the  Archduke  Albert, 
annexed  to  the  library  of  this  Prince,  was  commenced 
by  the  Duke  Albert  of  Saxony-Tcsclien ,  son-in-law 
of  the  Empress  3Inr in- Theresa.  After  the  demise  of 
the  former  the  art  collections  became  the  property 
of  the  Archduke  Charles,  father  of  their  actual  pro- 
prietor. This  collection  consists  of  above  200.000  spe- 
cimens and  of  original  drawings  by  the  masters  of  the 
principal  schools,  of  16.000  specimens.  —  The  latter 
is  the  most  complete  collection  of  its  kind  extant. 
Amongst  the  drawings  are  to  be  seen:  144  by  Ra- 
phael  of  the  best  time  of  the  artist;  indeed  no  other 
Cabinet  in  Europe  has  such  a  remarkable  collection; 
—  the  same  is  to  be  said  <if  the  164  drawings  by 
Diirer;  and  as  to  this  artist,  the  collection  in  the 
^^Alhertina"  is  more  important  than  all  the  public  and 
private  collections  in  the  world  put  together.  —  There 
are  besides  36  studies  (etudes)  by  Michel- An gelo,  150 
by  Bubens^  above  100  by  Bcmbrandt  etc.  A  selection  of 
the  most  important  specimens  of  the  prints  and  dra- 
wings is  exhibited  in  the  rooms  containing  the  ,,^?- 
bertina'^,  —  The  collection  of  military  plans  (battles, 
sieges,  military  operations  and  evolutions)  is  very  re- 
markable. 


Vienna  owns  two  Societies  whose  object  is  the  en- 
couragement of  the  Fine  Arts  (Kunst-Vereine) ;  one  of 


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these,  established  in  1830,  holds  exhibitions  and  is  now 
connected  with  the  Society  of  Artists  (Kiinstlerhaus); 
the  other  (osterroichischer  Kunstverein),  has  a  perma- 
nent exhibition  of  paintings,  Tuchlauben  8,  purchases 
pictures  and  occasionally  raffles  them.  The  share- 
holders have  to  pay  10  flor.  a  year.  The  exhibition 
is  daily  open  to  strangers  on  paying  the  moderate  fee 
of  60*  kreuzers.  Its  paintings  are  monthly  removed 
and  replaced  by  fresh  ones. 

Printsellcrs :  Artaria  dc  Co,,  Kohlmarkt  9  (large 
stock  of  Geographical  Maps).  —  Paterno,  Neuer  Markt. 

—  Kacser,    Karntnerring.  —  Neumunn,    Kohlmarkt. 

—  Posomji,    Karntnerring.    —   Micthkc   S   Wawra, 
Plankengasse. 


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Scientific  Institutions  and  Societies, 

The  Imperial  Academy  of  Sciences  (Kaiserliche 
AkademiederWissenschaften),  was  founded  by  Emperor 
Ferdhmnd  I  in  1847  and  endowed  with  an  annual 
income  of  42.000  florins.  It  has  its  seat  Universitats- 
platz  2  and  is  divided  into  two  departments:  1)  Na- 
tural and  Mathematical  sciences ;  2)  Philosophical  and 
Historical  sciences.  Each  class  has  30  ordinary  members, 
30  corresponding  members  for  the  empire  and  30 
for  abroad.  The  number  of  honorary  members  must 
not  exceed  24.  The  academical  functionaries  are:  a 
president:  a  vice-president,  a  general-secretary,  and 
an  under-secretary.  ^ 

Lihrary  of  this  Academy,  Charles  GeroldsSon, 

Barbaragasse  2. 

The  Imperial  Roy.  Geological  Institution  (Geo- 
logische  Reichsanstalt),  Landstrasse,  Rasumoffskygasse  3, 


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founded  1849.  It  has  for  its  object  the  investigation 
of  the  nature  of  the  various  geological  productions  of 
the  earth ;  the  collection  and  systematic  classification 
of  all  that  relates  to  geology,  the  drawing  up  of  geo- 
logical maps  and  the  publication  of  the  results  obtained 
in  an  annualy. 

This  institution  is  possessed  of  many  rich  collec- 
tion, viz: 

1)  a  geognostico- geographical  collection,  which  con- 
tains specimens  of  the  different  kinds  of  earth  in 
the  monarchy. 

2)  Collection  of  ores  (above  5000  specimens). 

3)  Collection  of  petrifications  (above  4000  spec.)  with 
the  indication  of  the  place  where  found. 

4)  Collection  of  remarkable   mineralogical    specimens. 

5)  Collection  of  remarkable  paleontological  specimens. 

6)  The  library  consisting  of  20.000  volumes. 

The  Military  Geographical  Institution  (see  Mili- 
tary Institutions). 

The  Imp.  roy.  Society  of  Physicians  (k.  k.  Ge- 
sellschaft  der  Aerzte),  in  the  City,  Universitatsplatz  1, 
instituted  in  1838.  This  society  publishes  a  medical 
journal.    It  has  a  library  and  reading  rooms. 

The  Society  of  Austrian  Homeopathical  Phy- 
sicians, Judenplatz  2,  founded  in   184G. 

The  Society  for  the  Promotion  of  Rural  Economy 
(k.  k.  Landwirthschafts-Gesellschaft),  Herrengasse  13, 
instituted  in  1807  holds  annual  exhibitions  of  cattle  and 
awards  prizes.  The  principal  collections  appertaining  to 
the  Society  are:  1)  a  collection  of  agricultural  materials 
and  agrarian  machines;  2)  a  collection  of  plants  and 
especially  of  grain;  3)  an  herbal  of  foreign  plants; 
4)    a  collection  of  the  various  kinds  of  wood  growing 


in  Austria;  5)  a  collection  of  fruits;  6)  a  collection 
of  the  different  sorts  of  sheep's  wool;  7)  a  library. 
This  society  holds  its  sittings  in  Herrengasse  13. 
The  Horticultural  Society  (k.  k.  Gartenbau- 
Gesellschaft) ,  office  Kolowratring ,  instituted  1838  for 
the  purpose  of  attending  to  the  getting  up  of  industrial 
exhibitions  and  awarding  prizes. 

The  Society  for  the  Advancement  of  Political 
Economy  (Verein  des  volkswirthschaftlichen  Fortschrit- 
tes),  dates  from  1866  and  is  located  in  the  Academy 
of  Commerce,  Akademiegasse.  Its  object  is  the  diffusion 
of  sound  economical  principles. 

The  Society  of  All  Trades  for  Lower  Austria 
(Niederosterr.  Gewerbe -Verein),  Eschenbachgasse  9, 
founded  in  1839.  Its  object  is  principally  that  of  exa- 
mining and  testing  new  inventions,  making  them  known, 
reporting  on  them,  and  awarding  prizes  and  medals.  It 
has  a  large  library.  Meetings  are  held  once  a  week. 
The  Association  of  Austrian  Engineers  and  Ar- 
chitects (Oesterr.  Ingenieur-  und  Architekten- Verein), 
Eschenbachgasse  9,  founded  in  1848.  These  two  so- 
cieties have  built  for  their  purposes  two  very  fine 
palaces  in  1872. 

The  Zoological  and  Botanical  Society  (Zoolo- 
gisch-botanischer  Verein),  Herrengasse  13,  founded  in 
1851.  —  Its  purpose  is  that  of  encouraging  the  study 
of  natural  science,  and  especially  that  of  Zoology  and 

Botany. 

The  Geographical  Society  (Geographische  Gesell- 

schaft),   founded   m    1856.    Meetings   in  the  building 
of  the  Imperial  Academy,  Universitatsplatz  2. 

The  Alpine-Club  (Oesterr.  Alpenverein),  Backer- 
strasse  6. 


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The  Society  of  Antiquaries  (Altertliums-Verein), 
Herrengiisse  13,  founded  in  1853.  Its  purpose  is  that 
of  searching  for  objects  of  antiquity  in  the  empire. 
An  annual  report  is  published. 

The  Society  for  the  Promotion  of  Arts  (^Oesterr. 
Kunsi-Verein),  Tuchlaubon  8,  established  in  1850.  Here 
is  a  permanent  p]xhibition  of  paintings,  sculptuifs,  en- 
gravings etc.  Daily  open  to  the  visitor,  in  summer 
from  9  to  5,   in  winter  from   10  to  4. 

The  Society  of  Artists  (Genossenschaft  der  bil- 
denden  Kiinstler),  painters,  sculptors  etc.,  Lothringer- 
gasse  9  (see  page  33). 

The  Photographic  Society,    Universitiitsplatz  1. 

The  Society  of  the  Friends  of  Music  (Gesellschaft 
der  Musikfi-eunde),  Giselastrasse  (see  p.   34). 

The  Singing  Association  (Singvereia) .  a  society 
for  Chorus  Singing,  belongs  to  the  society  of  the 
Friends  of  Music. 

The  Association  of  Chorus  Singers  (Miinner- 
Gesangverein) ,  Lothriugerstrasse  11,  was  founded  in 
1843  and  consists  of  about  2G0  singing  members,  who, 
during  the  winter  give  concerts  in  tlie  town,  and  in 
the  summer,  get  up  singing  excursions  in  the  country. 

The  Academical  Singing  Association,  office 
Backerstrasse  28,  founded  1858,  with  about  i^OO  sin- 
ging members. 

There  are  besides  these  some  dozen  similar  singing 
associations,  such  as:  Schuhcrtbund,  Kaufmamrischer 
Gcsangvcrcin,  Liedgcnossen,  Sdngerbund,  Zion  (Jew- 
ish) etc. 

The  Central  Association  of  Stenographs  (Central- 
Vereiu  der  Oesterr.  Stenographen,  founded  in  1849.  — 
Meetings  held  Backerstrasse  28. 


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The  Association  for  Gymnastical Exercises  (Turn- 
verein),  founded  in  1861,  Liebenberggasse. 

The  Society  of  Sportsmen  (Kenn-Verein),  Tuch- 

lauben  14. 

Clubs,  Casinos. 

The  Juridico-political  Reading-Rooms  (der  juri- 
disch-politische  Leseverein),  founded  in  1841,  Kotheu- 
thurmstrasse  15. 

The  Casino  of  the  Nobles,  Kolowratring. 

The  Jockey-Club,  Hotel  Munch,  Kiirnthnerstrasse. 

The  Merchant's  Club  (Kaufmannischer  Yerein), 
Weihburggasse  4. 

The  Union,  a  club  for  tradesmen,  Freiung  1. 

The  Chess  Club,  instituted  in  1857. 

The  English  Club,  Schulerstrasse  12,  meets  every 
wednesdav  evening  and  has  for  its  object  the  culti- 
vation  of  the  english  language. 


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Public  and  Private  Libraries. 

The  Imp.  roy.  Court  Library  (entrance  from  the 
Josephsplatz),  was  founded  by  MaximiUan  I  and 
thrown  open  to  scientific  men  by  Mcmmilian  II.  — 
Charles  VI,  this  great  monarch,  caused  the  building 
in  which  it  now  is,  to  be  built  and  designed  it  for 
the  purposes  of  a  public  institution.  Its  first  librarian, 
was  Conrad  Celtcs.  He  was  succeeded  in  this  appoint- 
ment by  John  Ciisphiian,  Wolfgang  Lanus  and  Hugo 
Blotius,  the  latter  of  whom  was  the  first  who  had  the  title 
of  Imperial  librarian  conferred  upon  him.  He  was  in 
his  turn  succeeded  by  Sebastian  Tengnagel,  Peter 
Lambccius,  Gentilotfi,  Garclli,  the  two  Sivieten,  Denis, 
John  Mailer  etc.    The   most   remarkable   acquisitions 


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of  which  the  court  library  can  boast,  are:  the  volumes 
collected  by  C.  Celtes,  John  Faber,  Bishop  of  Vienna, 
John  SambiiJc,  Sebastian  Tengnagel,  Count  Albert 
Fugger\  Tycho  Brahe,  Marquis  Cabrega^  Kepler  and 
Pater  Gassendi;  but  it  may  principally  boast  of  the 
collections  received  from  Ambras,  of  those  from  the 
Archbishof  of  Valencia,  the  latter  being  lavis  in  master- 
pieces of  the  ancient  Spanish  literature,  and  the  collec- 
tion obtained  from  Prince  Eugene.  To  these  must  be 
added  about  15.000  vol.  of  the  most  important  works 
on  science ,  best  editions ,  290  volumes  in-folio ,  and 
215  maps  containing  the  most  precious  collection  of 
engravings.  The  number  of  printed  works  therein  con- 
tained is  computed  at  300.000  vols;  it  manuscripts 
would  fill  20.000  volumes,  and  its  incunables  (works 
that  appeared  during  the  infancy  of  printing,  say  be 
fore  1500)  10.000.  —  This  library  possesses  985  Greek 
manuscripts,  2700  Roman  manuscripts  on  parchment, 
amongst  others  the  fifth  Decade  from  Titus  Livius 
brought  from  Scotland  by  St.  Siiitbert;  11.157  Ma- 
nuscripts on  paper;  85  Hebrew  manuscripts;  lOOO 
Oriental  manuscripts  (the  richest  collection  of  the  kind 
extant,  from  Baron  Rammer)'^  GO  Chinese  and  Indian 
Manuscripts.  Its  collection  of  prints,  the  gift  of  Prince 
Eugene  of  Savoy,  is  computed  at  above  300.000.  It 
has  also  a  collection  of  music  and  one  of  autographs. 
The  Private  Library  of  the  Emperor  (at  the 
Imp.  Palace).  This  is  one  of  the  best  collections  of 
books  extant;  it  consists  of  about  75.000  volumes  and 
1800  incunables.  It  is  extremely  rich  in  historical  and 
scientific  works,  on  literature  and  the  fine  Arts.  Amongst 
other  manuscripts  may  be  seen  a  unique  copy  of  the 
ethimystical  Persian  Poem  ..Rehabname''  or  the  book 
of  Citherius,  and  amongst  other  rare  books  should  be 


mentioned  35  Chinese  works,  one  of  which  in  14  vo- 
lumes, represents  the  customs,  mode  of  life,  costumes, 
and  different  trades  of  the  Chinese. 

The  University  Library,  Postgasse  9,  was  founded 
by  Maria -Teresa  and  contains  above  210.000  vols. 
This  collection  is  rich  in  works  on  history,  theology 
natural  history,  and  the  fine  arts.  To  these  must  be 
added  a  nice  collection  of  valuable  prints  and  geogra- 
phical maps.  ^ 

The  Library  at  the  Military  Archives.  Hot  1, 
accessible  to  military  men  and  functionaries,  as  well 
as  to  any  person  being  provided  with  a  permis- 
sion from  the  staff.  It  contains  40.000  vols  and  a  great 
variety  of  geographical  maps,   plans,  manuscripts  etc. 

The  library  of  the  Theresianum,  Wieden,  Fa- 
voritenstrasse  15,  contains  30.000  volumes  classed  ac- 
cording to  the  various  sciences  of  which  they  treat; 
128  manuscripts,  293  incunables,  and  a  still  greater 
number  printed  in  the  first  half  of  the  sixteenth  century. 
Its  works  on  history  and  natural  history  are  the  most 

numerous. 

The  Library  of  the  Imp.  Roy.  Academy  for  the 
Oriental  languages,  Jakobergasse  3,  contains  about 
1000  vols  of  Oriental  works  of  which  150  from  Scutari 
and  2000  volumes  in  different  languages.  The  collection 
of  manuscripts  is  very  considerable ;  it  contains  500 
original  manuscripts,  and  above  20.000  documents,  di- 
vani  and  letters  on  various  topics  in  the  Turkish, 
Arabic,  Persian  and  modern  Greek  languages,  amongst 
which  some  very  rare  diplomas,  autographs  from  Sultans, 
and  other  curious  specimens   of  Oriental  hand-writing. 

The  Library  of  the  Polytechnic,  Techniker- 
gasse  13,  founded  in  1815,  contains  about  40.000  vols 
mostly  on  technical  science. 


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The  Library  of  the  Academy  of  the  Fine  Arts, 
Annagasse  :^ ,  coutains  a  nice  collection  of  works  on 
the  fine  arts,  many  beautiful  drawings  and  engravings. 

The  Library  of  the  Observatory,  Universitats- 
platz  2. 

The  Library  of  the  Zoological  Cabinet,  at  the 
Imperial  Palace,  Josephsi)latz. 

The  Library  of  the  Botanical  Museum,  in  the 
Botanical  Garden,  Kennweg. 

The  Library  of  the  Museum  for  Mineralogy,  very 
complete,  Josephsplatz. 

The  Library  of  the  Imp.  Roy.  Museum  of  An- 
tiquities, at  the  Imp.  Palace,  Josephsplatz. 

The  Library  of  the  Academy  of  Sciences,  Uni- 
versitiitsplatz  2. 

The  Library  of  the  Imp.  Roy.  Geological  In- 
stitution, Landstrasse,  Kasumuffskygasse  3. 

The  Library  of  the  Veterinary  Institution,  Laud- 
strasse  ,  linke  Balnigasse  7 ,  above  5000  volumes  on 
veterinary  science,  nearly  all  that  has  been  published 
on  the  subject. 

The  Library  of  the  Society  of  All  Trades  of 
Lower  Austria,  Eschenbachgasse,  above  IG.OOO  vols  and 
300  Maps  etc. 

The  Library  of  the  Association  of  the  Friends 
of  Music,  above  20.000  works  of  music. 

The  principal  collections  of  books  belonging  to  con- 
vents are :  that  of  the  Scotch  Benedictines,  20.000  vols 
(Freiuug  G);  that  of  the  Servites,  22.000  vols  (Serviten- 
gasse  7);  that  of  the  Piarists  (Piaristengasse4:3),  17.000 
volumes;  that  of  the  Dominicans  (Postgasse  2),  10.000 
vols;  —  of  the  Augustines,  15.000  vols,  chieliy  on 
theology. 


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Cabinets  of  Natural  History. 

The   Imp.  Roy.  Cabinet   of  Natural  History, 

consists  of  three  departments: 

I.  The  Museum  of  Zoology  (Josephsplatz),  foun- 
ded in  1795.  This  is  a  very  complete  collection  and 
comprises : 

800  species  of  mammiferous  animals  (2000  specimens). 

birds  (above  20.000  specimens). 

Reptiles  and  Amphibious  animals  (4000 

specimens). 

Fishes  (20.000  specimens). 

Molusca  (80.000  specimens). 

Crustacea. 

Insects  (300.000  specimens). 

Star  Fishes  and  Zoophytes. 

Intestinal  Worms. 
This  precious  collection,  which  suffered  much  from 
the  siege  of  Vienna  in  1848,  fills  24  halls  and  rooms. 
It  possesses  besides  a  very  valuable  library.   Admission 
every  day  (sundnys  excepted)  from  9  to  2. 

II.  The  Museum  of  Botany,  in  the  Botanic  Gar- 
den of  the  University,  Rennweg,  comprises  about  80.000 
specimens  of  plants,  chiefly  obtained  from  the  col- 
lections of  some  of  the  most  celebrated  scientific  men. 
It  likewise  possesses  a  library. 

III.  The  Museum  cf  Mineralogy,  at  the  Imp. 
Palace,  entrance  through  the  corridor  of  the  Augustine 
Church.  In  its  style  one  of  the  most  complete  and 
scientifically  classed  collections.  It  was  founded  by  Em- 
peror Francis  I  in  1748,  who  bought  the  collection 
of  BaiUou  at  Florence.  Since  that  time,  it  has  repea- 
tedly been  enriched  with  most  valuable  additions.  This 
collection  may  be  divided  into  8  departments: 


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1)  The   Collection    of  Mineralogy    and    Oryctognosy 
(with  beautiful  specimens). 

2)  The  Collection  of  Crystal  Specimens  (2700  wooden 
models). 

3)  The   Terminological    Collection,    1611    specimens. 

4)  The  Technical  Collection ,   2506  specimens  (com- 
prising all  sorts  of  precious  stones). 

5)  The  Collection  of  General  Geology  and  Paleontology. 

6)  The  Collection  of  Special  Geology  and  Paleontology 
(lower  Austria  and  confines). 

7)  The  Collection  of  Petrifactions. 

8)  The  Collection  of  Meteorolites  and  Aerolites. 
This  collection  is  the  richest  and  most  important 

in  Europe,  there  is  only  that  of  the  British  Museum 
which  can  be  compared  with  it.  There  is  besides  one 
part  of  the  museum,  comprising,  above  70.000  speci- 
mens, which  is  not  accessible  to  the  public.  This 
museum  is  open  every  Wednesday  and  Saturday  from 
10  to  1. 


Private  Collections. 

The  Collections  Coleoptera  of  Mssrs.  Dr.  C, 
Felder,  Count  Ferrari,  Dr.  Jiampe,  J.  Kmidrat, 
Miller,  Snrtorius. 

Collections  of  Lepidoptera  of  Messrs.  Machio, 
Mann,  Felder,  Hornig,  Bogcnhofer. 

Collections  of  Diptera,  Hymenoptera  etc.  of  Dr. 
ScJiiner,  Mr.  Braucr ,  Fraucnfcld,  Bcrgcnstamm, 
Kolazy, 

Collection  of  Orthoptera  of  Mr.  Brunner  de 
Wattenwyl. 

Molusca,  collection  of  Mr.  Parreys. 


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Birds,  collection  of  Mr.  SpreiUenhofer ,  Finger, 
and  that  of  the  Theresianum. 

Amphibia,  collection  of  Mr.  Erber. 

Botany,  collections  of  Mr.  Neilreich,  BMonHohen- 
buhel,  Pokorny,  and  Leithner. 

Mineralogy,  collections  of  Dr.  Braun^  Mr. 
Schrockinger  and  Lenoir. 


Music. 

Tlie  Court  Chapel,  has  at  its  disposal  18  Singers, 
26  instrument  players  and  two  leaders;  the  best  clas- 
sical music  is  executed  here  to  perfection.  May  be 
heard  every  sunday  at  11. 

Musical  Societies  (see  p.  72). 

Concerts.  —  There  is  scarcely  other  touTi  in 
Europe  where  classical  music  is  more  perfectly  exe- 
cuted than  at  Vienna;  the  concerts  are  mostly  given 
in  the  winter,  but  orchestras  and  Military  bands  may 
be  heard  daily  at  certain  places  indicated  by  the  news- 
papers and  posted  bills,  and  their  musical  performances 
are  first-rate.  The  plares  mostly  resorted  to  by  the 
Viennese  to  enjoy  military  music,  are:  VoJksgarten, 
Cursalon  (Stadtpark),  Gartenhaxi- Salon,  Sclnvcnder, 
at  Rudolfsheim,  Ncue  WeJt ,  and  Doynmayer ,  at 
Hietzing  (near  Vienna)  but  especially  the  Prater. 

The  Collection  of  Music  at  the  Imp.  Library, 

contains  a  vast  number  of  theoretical  as  well  as  prac- 
tical works  on  music,  from  the  earliest  attempts  at 
harmony  that  were  made  to  our  days.  —  This  valuable 
collection  fills  24  large  chests,  and  consists  of  works 
on  the   different   theories,    history,    and   literature   of 


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music; — graduated  vocal  and  instrumental  exercises; 

—  works  on  Music  belonging  to  the  15'^  and  16'^ 
centuries ;  —  works  on  Church  Music,  comprising  dif- 
ferent periods;  —  the  i)rivate  collection  of  Emperor 
Leopold  I,  the  greater  part  dramatic;  a  collection  of 
autographs,  etc.  etc.  The  whole  collection  consists  of 
10.000  works  in  12.000  volumes. 

Music -sellers:    Ihislinger,    Graben;    —    Spina, 
Qraben;  —  Wessclfj,  Kohlmarkt;  —  Levi/,  Neumarkt; 

—  Gotthatil,  Kohlmarkt. 

Notes  may  be  hired  at  Gotthard  Kohlmarkt. 


Theatres. 

Vienna  possesses  10  theatres  and  1  summer 
theatre,  7  of  these  are  in  the  town,  the  others  are  in 
the  suburbs.  The  boxes  can  hold  from  4  to  6  persons 
and  are  generally  let  to  one  party,  except  at  the 
Theatre  on  the  Wien,  at  the  Karl  Theatre,  and  the 
Orpheum,  where  a  limited  number  of  boxes  only 
are  let  to  different  parties.  The  reserved-seats  both  in 
the  pit  and  galleries  rank  next  after  the  boxes  in  point 
of  gentility  and  convenience.  It  is  advisable  for  ladies 
to  take  either  a  box  or  reserved  seats  in  the  pit  or 
first  gallery  as  far  as  possible  in  the  front  row,  and 
especially  so  at  the  theatres  in  the  suburbs.  Theatri- 
cal performances  commence  in  Vienna  at  seven  o'clock 
and  generally  end  at  ten.  It  is  custumary  for  gentle- 
men entering  the  Imperial  Court  Theatre  (k.  k.  Hof- 
burgtheater)  and  the  Court  Opera  (k.  k.  Hofopern- 
theater)  to  take  off  their  hats;  in  other  theatres  the 
same  custom  prevails,  but  only  after  the  curtain  has. 
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Theatres.  81 

The  New  Opera-house,  Opernring,  which  has 
been  constructed  after  the  plans  of  Van  der  Null  and 
Siccardsburg ,  contains  beautiful  frescoes  by  Schwind 
and  Ed.  Engerth.  (See  page  35.) 

The  Orchestra  is  not  surpassed  by  any  other  in 
Europe. 

Prices  of  the  boxes  and  seats  (see  the  annexed 
ground-plan  No.  1): 

Box,  Parterre,  I.  or  II.  Tier 25  fl.  —  kr. 

n      III.  Tier ^ 20  „    —    „ 

Seat  in  the  stranger's  box 5„    —    „ 

„       „      „    Pit,   1.  Row 5  ,,    _    ^ 

t>       V     v)       „     2.  to    6.  Row 4  „    —    „ 

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y,      „     „    Parterre 3  ^    __    ^ 

„       „      „    III.  Tier,  1.  Row 3„    —    „ 

n       V     V      ^        «      2.  to  4.  Row 2  „    50    „ 

»  n        »      A*-        n         •••• ly^      50     „ 

»      „     «     w       „      (numbered) 1  „    20    „ 

Entrance  to  the  Parterre 1  „    20    „ 

.      «    in.  Tier 1   „    —    „ 

The  Court  Theatre  (Hofburgtheater),  in  the  Imp. 
Palace,  was  constructed  in  1760  and  has,  between  the 
years  1837  ahd  1872,  undergone  frequent  restorations. 
Its  internal  arrangement  and  decorations  leave  much 
to  wish  for  as  far  as  comfort  and  elegance  are  con- 
cerned ,  but  its  actors  are  unquestionably  the  first  in 
Germany.  This  theatre  is  exclusively  devoted  to  classic 
German  plays  though  some  of  Shakespeare's  master- 
pieces such  as,  Hamlet,  Macbeth,  Lear,  Othello,  and 
Romeo  and  Juliet  are  here  occasionally  acted  with  great 
taste  and  correctness. 

Prices  of  the  boxes  and  seats  (see  the  ground-plan 
No.  2): 

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82  Theatres. 

Seat  in  the  Pit,  1.  to  7.  Row 3  fl.  —  kr. 

^      „      „     Parterre ^   v  —    v  ' 

„      „      „     III.  Tier 1   ,,  50    „ 

„            «          *         IV.           „       1      »  »r 

Entrance  to  the  Parteri'c   1   5?  —    ^' 

„     „    III.  Tier —  „  60    „ 

TV               —  M  40    « 

The  boxes  are  almost  all  in  private  hands. 

Theatre    of    the    Town    (Stadtthoater) ,  Seiler- 

statte  7.  —  Dramas,  Comedies.     Director:  Dr.  He  in- 
rich  Laube. 

Prices  of  the  boxes  and  seats  (see  the  ground-plan 
No.  3): 

Box  in  the  Parterre,  I.  and  II.  Tier..    15  fl.  —  kr. 

„      „      „    III.  tier   (on  both  sides)  . .      8   „  —    „ 

„      „      «       «        »     (Amphitheatre)  .  .      4   ,,  —    „ 
Seat  in  the  stranger's  box,  Parterre  and 

1 .  tier,  1 .  Row 5   „  —    „ 

2.     „     3  „  50    „ 

^     Orchestra 3   „  50    „ 

„     Pit,  1.  to  7.  Row 3   „  —    „ 

^       „     8.    ,15.     „     2   „  50    „ 

„     Balcoon,  II.  Tier,  1.  Row 2   „  50    „ 

^           „         „       „     2.  and  3.  Row  .      2   „  —    ,, 

^            ,          „       „     4.  to  7.  Row   . .      1    „  50    „ 

^           „        III.     „     1.  Row  (midst)  .      2   ,,  —    „ 

^  „         n       «     1-     »      (on  both 

sides)  and  2.     „      (midst)  .      1    „  50    „ 

^           „        III.Tier,  3.to5.R.     „       .      1   „  20    „ 
^     Amphitheatre,  1.  to  4.  R.     „ 

and  1.  Row  on  both  sides  —  „  80    ,, 


Theatres.  8J' 

Charles  Theatre  (Carltheater),  in  the  suburb  Leo- 
poldstadt,  Praterstrasse  31.  On  this  spot  stood  for- 
merly a  small  theatre  built  by  Ch,  31arinclli  in  1781 
for  popular  farces,  comic  spectacles,  pantomimes,  etc. 
mostly  in  the  broadest  Austrian  dialect,  but  often  very 
•amusing.  At  a  later  period,  Manager  Carl  bougth  this 
theatre,  whose  celebrities  as  Schuster,  Kornthetier^ 
BaimiDid,  Kroncs,  Etowckl  and  Jdger,  had  by  degrees 
died  away.  He  had  it  demolished  and  rebuilt  (1847) 
^m  the  phms  of  Vim  dcr  Null  and  Slceardsburg,  and 
now  it  is  mostly  formed  out  to  different  good  compa- 
jfiies  of  actors. 

Prices  of  the  boxes  and  seats  (see  the  ground-plan 
No.  4): 
Box  in  the  Parterre  and   1.  Gallery...    17  fl.  —  kr. 

„      „      «     2.  Gallery    12   „    —    „ 

Seat  in  the  stranger's  box,   1.  Row  ...      5  „    —    „ 

,,  „  „  Balcoon  (in  the  1.  Gallery)  3  „  50  „ 
„  „  „  Parterre  and  1.  Gallery...  3  „  —  „ 
„      „      „     2.  Gallery 2  „    —    „ 

Entrance:  Parterre  and  1.  Gallery  ....      1    „    —    „ 
„  to  the  2.  Gallery —  „    60    „ 

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The  Theatre  near  the  Wien  (Theater  an  der 
Wien),  Magdalenenstrasso  8,  excepted  the  New  Opera- 
house,  this  is  the  largest  of  all  the  theatres  in  Vienna. 
It  was  constructed  between  the  years  1798  and  1801, 
and  renovated  in  1838  and  1845.  Dramas,  comedies, 
light  operas  and  ballets,  are  performed  here.  The  stage 
is  so  spacious,  that  500  persons  and  100  horses  have 
appeared  on  it  at  once. 

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Prices   of  the  boxes  and  seats    (see    ground-plaij! 

No.  5): 

Box  in  the  1.  Tier  and  the  Parterre..    15  li.  —  kr. 

Seat  in  the  stranger's   ho\,    1.  Oallerv. 

1.  Row ^    •  »» 

1.  Gallery,  '2.  Row 3   ..  50    ^ 

2             '    1    .  80    ., 

Seat  in  the  Pit  or  Balcoon ,    1.   Gallery  ;^   ,.  50    „ 

Sead  in  the  Parterre  or  1.  Gallery 2   „  50    ^ 

,     ,     2.  Gallery 1    r  ^^^    r 

"        '            :5              *    1    .  20    „ 

Entrance:  Parterre  and   1.   Gallery  ....    —    „     80    „ 

in  the  2.  Gallery —   r    *'^^    - 

I  ..      ..     .X -    .     40    „ 

„      ..     4 —    -     '^0    " 

The  Theatre  of  the  Josephstadt.  Josephstildter- 
strasse  2G.  The  present  building  dates  from  1822.  It 
has  been  restored  in  1852.  Dramas  and  Comedies,  the 
latter  chielly  in  the  Viennese  dialect,  are  represented 
here. 

The  Theatre  of  Mr.  Strampfer,  Tuchlanben  16. 
—   Ligth  opt^ras,  Comedies, 

Pric^^s  of  the  boxes  and  seats: 

Box  in  the   1.  Tier 12   H-  —   kr. 

, 2.      „     ^    '»  " 

Seat  in  the  stranger's  box 3   „     50    .. 

„      ,      „    Pit  .    2   „    50    ., 

^      „      „    Parterre 1    v    20    „ 

The  „Ilesidenz-Theatei  •,  Canovagasse.— Dramas 
and  Comedies. 


Colleges  and  Schools 


SS 


The  Orpheum,  situated  Wasagasse,  suburb  Alser- 
grund,  dates  from  1866,  and  is  devoted  to  the  re- 
presentation of  small  operas,  farces,  etc.,  like  the  ^Cafes 
chantants"  at  Paris;  one  may  also  supper  there.  En- 
trance 70  kr. 

The  People's  Theatre  of  Mr.  Ftirst  in  the  Prater, 
Weltausstellungsstrasse ,  at  the  right,  was  rebuilt  in 
1873  and  is  devoted  to  farces,  chiefly  in  the  Vien- 
nese dialect. 

The  New  Orpheum,  in  the  Prater  at  the  left  of 
the  Weltausstellungsstrasse,  likewise  a  „Cafe  chantant". 

The  Circus  Renz,  Leopoldstadt,  Circusgasse  44, 
was  built  in  1855 ,  very  renowned  for  the  masterly 
performances  of  the  unequalled  troop  of  equestrians 
and  the  choicest  collection  of  welltrained  horses  that 
may  be  seen. 

The  Circus  Carre,  in  the  Prater,  Weltausstellungs- 
strasse at  the  left,  was  built  in  1873. 


Colleges  and  Schools 

(public  and  private). 

In  1872  there  were  not  less  than  90  public  schools 
under  the  administration  of  the  town-corporation;  these 
schools  were  frequented  by  36.000  scholars  (20.000 
boys,  and  16.000  girls)  and  attended  by  more  than 
500  Professors. 

Fourteen  inferior  ,,Real  Schools''  (Unterreal- 
schulen). 

Seven  superior  ,,Real  Schools"  (Oberrealschulen), 
1)  Hintere  Zollamtsgasse  7.  2)  Westbahnstrasse  25. 
3)  Waltergasse  7.     4)  Griine  Thorgasse  7.     5)  Hoher 


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86 


Colleges  and  Scliools. 


Colleges  and  Schools. 


87 


Markt,    Aiikcrbof.     i\)    Sdmudi,MPSo    U.      7)    Weiii- 

traiibeiii,'asso  K>.  .. 

Each    of   these    schools    is    ••oniieeted  witli   <>ne  ol 

the  inferior  ones. 

Five  Real"  Gymnasial  Schools  (Realgymnasien). 
1)  Loopoldstadt,  Taborstrasse  2  1.  i>)  Miinahilfer- 
strasse  7:5.  3)  Laudstrasse,  Kasuinottsky^'asse  -3. 
4)  Alsergriin.l,  Wasa^MSSO   10.     o)   llernals,   Kirchen- 

gasse  -37. 

Yive  Gymnasial  Schools  (8  classes).  1)  Tjie 
Acad^'Uiiral  Gviniuisiui.i,  Christiiu-ngasso.  2)  That  ot  the 
Scotch  ?>enediVliuos,  Schuttcngasse.  3)  The  Therosianum, 
Wied.n,  Favuriteiistrassc.  4)  Tlic  Gymnasium  ot  the 
Piarists  in  the  Joseplistadt.    5)  The  Gymnasium,  Hchte- 

gasso  2. 

The  Pedagosium,  a  school  for  forming  teachers 

(Zedlitzgasse  2). 

The  University. 
This  college,  f.unded  by  Kmperor  Frederic  II  in 
1237,  and  at  which  hitin,  pliib.sophy ,  and  literature 
were  taught,  assumed  the  name  of  University  m  l.>0o. 
under  ItodoJph  IV,  who  instituted  two  Pi-^fessorships 
for  medicine  and  the  law.  In  1434,  under  AWncht  111. 
the  study  of  theology  was  likewise  established.  It  now 
consists  of  4  faculties:  theology,  law,  medicine,  and 
philosophy.  The  number  of  students  frequenting  the 
University  may  be  computed  at  from  3(i()0  to  4nOO. 
There  are  HO  professors  ordinary  and  80  non-oidiiiary, 
lecturers,  etc. 

In  connection  with  the  university  must  be  mentioned : 
The    archiepisco2ml    Seminar?/    (Alumnat),    Stc- 
phansplatz  3. 


The  Imperial  Boyal  Institution.  Its  object  is 
the    instruction    of   the   secular   clergy,    Universitats- 

platz  1 

The  Clerical  Seminary  for  students  of  theology, 
belonging  to  the  Greek  persuasion,  Schonlaterngasse  15. 

The  Pazmanian  College  to  prepare  Hungarian 
students  for  clerical  offices,  Schonlaterngasse  13. 

The  Faculty  of  Protestant  Divinity,  Alservor- 
stadt,  Mariannengasse  25. 

The  FAlueational  Institution  of  the  MechitaristSj 
Mechitaristengasse  4.  Here  are  taught  the  latin  and 
Armenian  languages  and  theology. 

The  FhiloloyicO' historical  Seminary,   Universi- 

tatsplatz  1. 

The  Botanical  Garden,  llennweg   14. 

The  Central  Institute  of  ^leteorology ,  Hohe 
Warte,  near  Heiligenstadt. 

The   Chemical  Laboratory,   Alservorstadt,  Wah- 

ringerstrasse  10. 

The  Cabinet  ofl^atural  History,  Backerstrasse  28. 

The  Pathological  Museum,  in  the  General  Ho- 
spital, containing  a  nice  pathological  and  anatomical 
collection,  and  above  3000  surgical  instruments. 

The  School   for  Gymnastics,    Backerstrasse  28. 


The  Medico-Surgical  Academy,  called  Josephi- 
mini,  whose  object  it  is  to  form  medical  men  and 
surgeons  for  the  army,  contains  an  anatomico-patho- 
logical collection;  Wahringerstrasse  15. 

The  Anatomical  Museum  of  the  TTniversily, 
Sternwartgasse   1. 

The  Anatomico-pathological  Museum,  belonging 
to  the  Hospital,  Alserstrasse  4. 


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Colleges  and  Schools. 


The  Imp.  Roy.  Academy  of  the  Nobles  (There- 
siarium),  Favoritenstrasse,  founded  in  1745  by  Maria- 
Theresa  and  by  this  Empress  exclusively  destined  to 
the  sons  of  the  nobles.  Since  1848  the  sons  of  the 
gentry  are  also  admitted  to  it.  This  institution  is 
possessed  of  all  the  necessary  endowments  to  impart 
a  perfect  education:  it  has  a  library,  a  cabinet  of 
natural  history,  a  botanical  garden,  a  laboratory, 
riding,    swimming    and    fencing   schools   and    one   for 

gymnastics. 

The  Lowenburg  Seminary,  Josefstadt,  Piaristen- 

gasse  45. 

The  Oriental  Academy  (Jakobergasse  3),  to  torm 
young  diplomatists  for  the  East.  It  has  a  good  li- 
brary, a  collection  of  oriental  coins,  Persian  and  Turkish 

seals  and  talismans. 

The  Academy  of  Fine -Arts,  Annagasse  3, 
founded  in  1705  by  Joseph  /,  and  reorganized  in  the 
years  1812,  1850  and  1872.  It  is  furnished  with  a 
fine  library,  a  collection  of  models  to  which  must  be 
added  the"^  collection  of  paintings  from  Count  Lamherg. 

The  Polytechnical  Institution,  founded  by  Empe- 
ror Francis  i,  and  built  between  the  years  1816-1819, 
is  situated  at  the  Wieden,  Technikergasse  13.  Its 
front  bears  the  inscription  .,To  the  prosperity,  glory 
and  progress  of  Industry,  Manufactures,  and  Commerce, 
Francis  /."     Sculpture  by  Klicher. 

The  aim  which  this  institution  is  called  upon  to 
attain,  cannot  be  better  elucidated  than  by  reproducing 
the  words  which  Emperor  Francis  I.  wrote  of  his 
own  hand,  whilst  laying  down  its  foundation  stone. 
They  run  thus :  ,J  have  laid  down  this  foundation  stone 
on  the  14^**  October  1816,  that  it  may  be  looked  upon 
by    posterity    as   an   undeniable    proof  that   the   great 


Colleges  and  Schools. 


89 


object  of  my  exei-tions  has  ever  been  to  promote  know- 
ledge in  all  classes  of  society  and  contribute  as  much 
as  possible  to  the  enlightment  of  my  good  and  faith- 
ful subjects." 

It  is  divided  into  two  departments  the  commer- 
cial and  the  technical.  The  former  for  instructing 
youth  in  the  various  lines  of  commerce  and  trade ;  the 
latter  for  the  application  of  chemical,  mechanical  and 
mathematical  science  to  the  same  objects.  The  other 
sciences  which  are  treated  here  are :  General  Chemistry, 
technical  Chemistry,  Physics,  elementary  Mathematics, 
pure  Mathematics,  descriptive  Geometry  and  Drawing, 
Mechanics,  Engineery,  Geodesy,  and  the  art  of  tracing 
plans,  civil  and  hydraulic  Architecture,  the  Technology 
of  Mechanics,  Zoology,  Botanical  science  Mineralogy 
and  Geognosy,  Agriculture,  and  Drawing  applied  to  the 
various  branches  of  industry. 

This  institution  may  besides  be  considered  as  a 
repositary  of  specimens  of  all  arts  and  trades.  It  is 
to  this  effect  furnished  witli  rich  collections  of  scien- 
tifical  objects  of  different  kinds,  which  are  placed  under 
the  special  surveillance  of  the  respective  professor. 

The  library,  founded  in  1815,  consists  of  40.000 
volumes  on  technical  and  commercial  sciences.  This 
institution  is  frequented  by  from  800  to  1000  students. 
It  counts  50  professors  and  assistants. 

The  Academy  of  Commerce  (Handels-xVkademie), 
Akademiestrasse   12  (see  p.  45). 

The  Veterinary  School  (Thierarznei-Institut), 
Landstrasse,  Bahngasse  7,  founded  by  Emperor  Francis 
in  1824.  Its  stables.  Cow-houses,  sheepfolds,  bath- 
room, collection  of  stuffed  animals,  etc.,  etc. ,  deserve 
to  be  seen.  It  has  11  professors,  and  about  700 
scholars. 


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Colleges  and  Schools. 


Colleges  and  Schools. 


91 


The  Orphan  Asylum,  Alsergruiid,  Wciisenhaus- 
gasse  5,  founded  in  1742.  Since  1H54  the  direction 
of  this  establishment,  was  intrusted  to  a  religious  order 
of  monks;  boys  only  are  admitted  to  it. 

The  Boarding-school  of  the  Ursuline  Nuns,  for 
girls  of  all  classes,  Johannesgasse  8. 

The  Imp.  Boarding  School  for  the  Daughters 
of  ofticers,  founded  by  Joseph  II,  at  Henials  32. 

The  Boarding-school  for  the  Daughters  of  the 
Gentry,  founded  by  Joseph  1789.  Its  object  its  the 
forming  of  young  women  to  governesses,  Josephstiidter- 
strasse  41. 

The  Boarding-school  of  the  Salesian  Nuns, 
Rennweg  11,  for  the  education  of  young  girls  of  di- 
stinction. 

Private  Schools  (boarding-)  for  Boys:  BiJka'Sy 
Josephstadt,  Reitergasse  17;  Bondrs,  Josephstadt, 
Feldgasse  6;  Schelkshfs,  Hohenmarkt  1;  Hermann's, 
Erdbergerstrasse  5;  Khchner's,  Neubau ,  Richter- 
gasse  9.  —  For  the  jew^<3•.  Smnto's,  uutere  Donau- 
strasse  27.  —  For  girls:  llanaiiseJc's ,  Augustiner- 
strasse  10;  Herrmann's,  Salvatorgasse  10;  Ledcrer's, 
Singerstrasse  3;  Malfattl's,  Teinfaltstrasse  7.  —  For 
Protestant  Children:  LuUhlen'Sy  Landskrongasse  1; 
Schmidt's,  Holier  Markt  10. 


There  are  in  Vienna  about  120  schools  for  girls. 


Schools  for  gymnastics:  Itlchard  KiimmeVs, 
Riemergasse  ^;  Stegmayer's,  Heumiihlgasse  14;  and 
one  belonging  to  the  corporation,  Liebeuberggasse  4, 
in   the  building  of  the  Horticultural  Society. 


Fencing- Masters:  Fricdrich,  tiefen  Graben  13, 
(speaks  English);  Alhanesi,  Wieden,  Waaggasse  19; 
Hartl,  Salvatorgasse  6;  Herbaezck,  Schulerstrasse  18; 
Presehel,  Rothenthurmstrasse  25. 

Dancing-Schools:  Maywood  Gardine's,  Weih- 
biirggasse  10;  SchivoWs,  Bauernmarkt;  Babcnsteiner's, 
grosse  Sperlgasse  2. 

Riding-Schools:  The  Military  Riding-school  (see 
under  ^Military  Institutions''). 

The  Winter  and  Summer  Riding  -  School ,  in  the 
building  adjoining  the  imperial  Palace. 

The  Riding-school  in  the  building  of  the  imperial 
Court  stables,  without  the  Burgthor. 

Then  are  to  be  mentioned  the  Riding  -  schools  ol 
J,  Sehawel^  Stadtgutgasse  25;  that  of  TipxjeU  ^  Ra- 
sumoffskygasse  3;  Both,  Schwarzspanierstrasse  3;  Beh- 
winkely  Herrengasse. 


Swimming-Schools  and  Baths.  —  The  imperial 
royal  swimming-school  in  the  Prater,  in  the  proximity 
of  the  Northern -Railway  station,  is  accessible  to  the 
public.  —  The  Ferdinand  and  Mar icn- Bath s ,  near 
the  Augarten. 

From  among  many  other  bathing  establishments 
must  still  be  mentioned:  the>Soiy/i«ef26«fZ,Marxergasse  13, 
with  a  large  swimming  bath.  The  pond  is  during  the 
Avinter-months  covered  over  with  deals  and  splendid  balls 
are  held  here.  —  Vapour  baths  and  warm  vat -baths 
may  likewise  be  had.  The  Dianahad  in  the  Leopold- 
jstadt,  fronting  the  Franz  Josefs-Quai  has  also  a  large 
swimming  pond  and  warm  vat-baths  (Danube  Water). 
The  Margarethenhad,  Margarethen,  Wildenmanngasse, 
established  in  1872  is  a  very  comfortable  one. 


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Commerce  and  Public  Credit. 

The  Board    of  Trade    and  Industry    for  Lower 

Austria,  in  the  palaco  of  tlio  National-Bank,  Herron- 
•gasse  14.  Keports  on  tlie  meeting's  liQld  are  published 
in  the  official  News-paper  (Wiener  Zeitunj^). 

The  Exchange.  Schottenriug",  is  open  daily  from 
11  to  2.  It  has  2  presidents,  1  secretary  general. 
1  commissary,  18  counsellors,  54  brokers,  and  107 
agents.     An  exchange-list  is  daily   published  at  o. 

The  Austrian  National  Bank,  Herreugasse  15 
and  17.  This  institution  received  its  statutes  and  ini- 
vileges  from  the  crown  on  the  15'*'Julv  1817.  It  was 
established  by  a  society  of  shareholders  and  is  divided 
into  different  sections  namely,  the  office  for  the  emis- 
sion of  notes,  the  discounting-office,  deposit-office,  loan- 
office,  and  an  office  for  loans  on  mortgage.  The  bank 
issues  jiotes  to  lOOO.  ]()0  ami  10  florins,  which  are 
current  in  the  whole  «'mpire  instead  of  gold  and  silver. 
The  administration  is  composed  of  '2  governors,  12  di- 
rectors^ and  a  groat  number  of  clerks.  —  It  has  l>ranch 
establishments  at  Prague,  Briinn.  Trit'st,  Pesth,  Leopol, 
Clratz,  Linz.  Innsbruck.  Temesvar,  Hormannstadt,  Ka- 
schau,  Kroustadt,  Agram.  Goritz,  Laibach,  Czernowitz, 
Cracow;  Klagenfurt,  Troppan.  and  Salzl)!ii-g.  Tlio  bank- 
notes are  made  in  the  building. 

The  Custom-house  (k.  k.  Haupt-Zollamt) ,  Zoll- 
amtgasse   1 . 

'  The  Bank  of  the  Credit-Mobilier  (Credit-Austalt 
fur  Handel  und  Gew^erbe),  Hof  G,  was  founded  in  1855 
by  a  society  of  wealthy  merchants.  It  transacts  ge- 
neral  banking- business   and    commenced   its  operations 


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with  a  capital  of  60  millions  of  florins.  Its  main  ob- 
ject is  the  encouragement  and  support  of  commerce 
and  industry,  and  by  its  aid  many  a  railway  line  has 
been  constructed.  The  direction  of  this  institution  is 
intrusted  to  the  care  of  four  directors  and  a  board  of 
administration. 

The  Bank  of  Discounts  for  Lower  Austria  (Nie^ 
derosterreichische  Escompte  -  Gesellschaft) ,  Freiung  8, 
undertakes  Banking-business  in  general,  more  especially 
however  the  discounting  of  good  paper. 

The  Anglo-Austrian  Bank,  Strauchgasse ,  com- 
menced its  operations  in  1864,  with  a  capital  of  20 
millions.  —  Its  object  is  the  same  as  that  of  the  pre- 
ceding. 

The  Viennese  Bank  for  Immovables,  Weihburg- 
gasse  14,  for  the  buying  and  selling  of  land  and  esta- 
tes, lending  money  on  moi-tgage,  etc.,  throughout  thf 
Austrian  Empire. 

The  Bank  of  the  Belgian  Credit-Foncier,  Baben- 
bergerstrasse  1. 

The  Austrian  Savings-Bank ,  Graben  12,  insti- 
tuted in  1819.  —  Its  sphere  of  operations  is  very 
extensive  and  this  bank  well  deserves  the  amount  of 
public  credit  which  it  enjoys. 

The  Ground-Credit-Bank  (Boden-Credit-Anstalt), 
Herrengasse  8.    Its  Governor,  Count  W.  Almasy, 

A  great  number  of  private  Banks  have  lateh 
sprung  up,  which,  having  obtained  the  sanction  of  Go- 
vernment, are  already  actively  employed,  each  in  its 
particular  sphere  of  operations ;  we  name  some  of  the 
principal  ones: 

The  Depositen-Bank,  Graben,  Trattnerliof,  with 
branch  establishments:  Neubau,  Neubaugasse  37 ;  Leo- 
poldstadt,  kleine  Sperlgasse  12.    This  bank  was  founded 


1)4 


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Commerce. 


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in  1871  and  enjoys  of  a  continually  increasing  credit 
for  the  solidity  of  its  operations. 

The  Franco -Austrian  Bank,    Wallnerstrasse   6. 

The  Austro-Egyptian  Bank,  Straucligasse  2. 

The  Austro-Ottoman  Bank,  Herrengasse  8. 

The  Viennese  Commercial  Bank  (Handelsbank), 

Kenngasse  12. 

The    Mortgage-Bank   (Hypothekenbank) ,    Wipp- 

lingcrstrasse. 

Insurance  Companies. 

Der  Anker  (The  Anchor),  Kolowratring  3.  Insu- 
rance of  Annuities;  Life  Insurance,  etc. 

The  Company  for  the  Twofold  Insurance  of 
Capital  and  Income,  Souuenfelsgasse  7. 

General    Austro  -  Italian    Insurance    Company, 

Lugcek  1. 

The  Austrian  Gresham,  Insurance  of  Income,  etc., 

Tuclilauben  11. 

The  Apis,  Insurance  of  Cattle,  Dorotheergasse^  9. 

The  Company  of  Mutual  Insurance  against  Fire, 
Obere  Biickerstrasse  3. 

The  Danubian  Insurance  Company,  Schwarzen- 

bcrgplatz  11. 

Insurance  of  Capital,  Annuities;  against  Fire, 
Weather  and  Water  (Azienda  Assicuratrice  di  Trieste), 
Habsburgergasse  5. 

The  Adiiatic  Insurance  Company  iu  Triest.  — 
Agency  in  Vienna,  Stephansplatz  5. 

The  Patria,  Life  Insurance,  Karntnerring  2. 

The  Austria,  Naglergasse  31. 

The  Phoenix,  Riemerstrasse  2. 

The  First  Hungarian  Insurance  Company,  Plan- 
kengasse  2. 


Vindobona,  Insurance  Company,  chiefly  on  mort- 
gage, Kolowratring  3. 

The  Imp.  Pawning  Establishment  (k.  k.  Ver- 
satzamt),  Dorotheergasse  17,  was  founded  by  Joseph  II 
in  1783.  —  The  business  of  a  licensed  pawnbroker  is 
unknown  in  Austria,  and  all  affairs  of  this  nature  are 
transacted  at  the  above  establishment,  where  any  pledge 
not  subject  to  breaking  is  accepted.  Open  every  day, 
except   on  Saturdays  and  Sundays. 

Bankers: 

M.  Tj,  Biedcrmann  &  Co.,  Breunerstrasse  6. 

M.  Konir/swartcr,  Karntnerring  4. 

S.  M.  IiofJiscJiild,  Eenngasse  3. 

Alex.   ScJfOcJlcr,  Baueruiuarkt  13. 

J.  Sina,  Hoher  Markt  9. 

//.   Todeseo's  Sons,  Karntncrstrasse  51. 

Fr.  Schey,  Opernring  10. 

G.  Epsteui,  Burgring  13. 

ill.   Wodianer,  Tuchlauben  17. 

Money  Changers: 

They  have  shut  from  12  to  2  o'clock  and  from 
6  o'clock  in  the  afternoon.  Some  of  the  principal 
banks  have  their  own  offices  for  this  purpose. 

The  Anglo-Austrian  Bank  (formerly  Zinner), 
Stephansplatz  8. 

The  Bank  of  Discounts  for  Low^er  Austria  (for- 
merly Selinnpper),  Kiirntnerstrasse  9. 

The  Viennese  Commercial  Bank  {ioxm^vly  Sothen)^ 
Graben  13. 

L.  Epstein,  Kiirntnerstrasse  3. 

Voelker  &  Co.,  Goldschmiedgasse  1. 


Anstrian  Money. 

It  was  stipulated  at  the  last  monetary  convention 
held  in  Vienna  (1855),  that  the  Austrian  empire  should 
henceforward  adopt  a  monetary  system  more  in  con- 
formity with  the  value  of  that  of  the  other  Confederate 
States  of  Germany.  According  to  the  new  system, 
since  1858  a  pound  of  fine  silver  is  equal  to  45  fl. 
new  Austrian  currency,  or  to  30  Prussian  dollars 
(Thaler),  or  to  52  flors.  30  krzrs.  currency  in  Southern 
Germany.  —  One  Prussian  dollar  is  therefore  equal  to 
IVq  Austrian  florin,  or  to  1^4  Aorin  of  southern 
Germany. 

One  Austrian  florin  has  100  kreuzers  (copper  money). 

Austrian  Gold  Coins: 
The  Gold  crown  is  worth     6  fl.  90  kr.  in  Silver. 
.,  Double  Gold  crown  „      13    ,,   80 


„  Ducat „       4    ^    73 

„  piece  of  eight  florins  „       8    „   — 


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Austrian  Silver  Coins  : 
There  are  in  silver:    coins  of  2  florins;    of  1  fl. 
50  kr.  (Veroinsthaler) ;  of  1  flor.;  of  V4  Aor.  (25  kreu- 
zers) ;  of  20  krs. ;  of  10  krs. ;  of  5  krs. 


Copper  Coins:  of  4,  1,  and  y^  kr. 


1  Franc  is  equal  to  40  kr. 
1  Pound  Sterliug  to  10  fl. 
1  Napoleon  d'or  to  8  fl. 


according  to  the  ex- 
change of  the  day. 


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97 


We  have  already  spoken  of  the  Austrian  bank- 
notes which,  instead  of  gold  and  silver  coins,  are  cur- 
rent throughout  the  empire.  The  bank  not  exchanging 
its  paper  for  money,  it  results  from  it,  that  the  latter, 
whether  gold  or  silver,  is  submitted  to  an  agio  which 
varies  daily  according  to  the  greater  or  lesser  demand 
for  it.  Since  a  few  years,  however,  the  state  of  the 
Austrian  bank  has  considerably  improved,  and  it  is 
generally  believed  and  hoped  that  the  agio  on  gold 
and  silver  will  soon  entirely  subside;  —  during  the 
last  year  the  agio  amounted  6 — 87o. 


The  Markets  of  Vienna. 

The  principal  Markets  in  Vienna  are  for  vegetables 
and  fruits  those  on  the  Hof  and  Freiung,  the  Nasch- 
markt,  and  that  on  a  place  near  the  Franz -Joseph's 
Quay  which  is  called  „Schanzl".  For  venison  there 
arc  many  shops  at  the  socalled  „Wildpretmarkt" ;  Fish 
is  sold  in  the  street  running  parallel  to  the  Franz- 
Joseph's  Quay,  etc.  —  There  is  besides  a  central 
Market-Hall  of  recent  date  on  the  way  to  the  suburb 
Landstrasse,  in  the  space  between  the  Railway  and  the 
Town-Park,  at  which  all  kinds  of  victuals  can  be  pro- 
cured at  a  moderate  price  and  a  Detail  Market-Hall, 
opened  in  1871  near  the  Parkring  at  the  corner  of 
the  Cobden  street  and  the  Zedlitzgasse  (F.  4.),  a  num- 
ber of  such  halls  will  be  constructed  in  the  next  time. 

There  are  other  markets  for  the  purchase  of  hay, 
coals  and  lime,  in  the  proximity  of  the  Matzleinsdorf 
gate. 

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Military  Institutions. 


Fire-wood  is  sold  on  the  banks  of  the  Danube  in 
the  former  suburbs  Kossau,  Weissgiirber,  Erdberg,  and 
in  the  Brigittenau.  —  Wheat  and  Corn  before  the 
„Getreidemarkt'^  Barracks,  Laimgrube.  and  flour  is  to 
be  had  on  the  Neumarkt  and  in  tlie  old  city. 

The  Market  for  left -off  clothes  and  a  multitude 
of  other  second-hand  articles  is  one  of  the  curiosities 
of  the  metropolis.  Beginning  with  the  most  costly 
articles  of  dress  and  ending  with  the  simple  button, 
every  imaginable  trumpery  article  is  hero  of  cheap 
acijuisition.  This  establishment  is  situated  near  the 
Berggasse,  Alsergrund. 


Military  Institutions   and  Establishments. 

The  imp.  roy.  Military  College,  Marialiilf,  Drei- 
hufeisengasse  (D.  5  ),  is  devoted  to  superior  instruction 
for  young  officers  needing  some  schooling  before  being 
admitted  to  the  staff.  A  complete  course  of  studies 
lasts  three  years. 

The  Military  Geographical  Institution  ^k.  k.  mili- 
tarisch  -  geographisches  Institut) ,  Rathhausstrasse  7, 
(C.  4),  founded  in  1839.  The  object  of  this  institution 
is  to  draw  up  plans  and  maps  of  the  whole  empire;  to 
collect  for  the  purpose  all  the  necessary  materials  both 
on  land  and  sea;  to  provide  for  the  publication  of  the 
said  plans  and  maps  and  carefully  store  up  all  works 
of  the  kind.  The  Naps  of  this  Institution  are  renowned 
as  the  best  in  Europe.  Emperor  Francis-Joseph  has  ^ 
contributed  much  to  the  aggrandisement  of  this  in- 
stitution by  adding  to  the  number  of  geographers  al- 
ready-extant (1851)  a  cops  of  44  military  geographers. 


Military  Institutions. 


The  establisliun'ut  is  divided  into  8  sections: 

1.  Topographiciil  Drawing. 

2.  Lithography. 

3.  Chalcography. 

4.  Lithographic  and  chalcographic  Presses. 

5.  Military  Geodesy. 

6.  The  Computing  and  Reckoning  Office. 

7.  The  Drawing  Office. 

8.  The  Mapping  or  })laning  Office. 

The  Imperial  Medical  and  Surgical  Academy, 
(called  Josei)hinum) ,  Wahringergasse  15  (C.  3),  w^as 
founded  by  Joseph  II  in  1785  and  reorganised  in 
1854.  Its  object  is  to  provide  the  army  with  skilful 
physicians  and  surgeons.  The  Medical  course  lasts  5 
years,  the  surgical  3;  the  military  hospital  belongs 
to  it,  and  a  botanical  garden,  museum,  and  library 
are  attached  to  the  establishment.  This  academy  will 
be  suspended  in  1874. 

The  Veterinary  School  (k.  k.  Thierarznei-Insti- 
tut),  Landstrasse,  linke  Bahngasse  7  (F.  G.  5). 

The  Garrison  Hospital  (k.  k.  Militar-Hauj^t- 
Garnisons-Spittd),  Alsergrund,  Garnisonsgasse  5.  This 
building  is  contiguous  to  the  Josephinum ,  and  has 
accommodation  for  900  patients. 

The  Military  Hospital  for  Invalids,  Landstrasse, 
Invalidenstrasse  1  (C.  4.  5),  was  established  (1783) 
in  the  building  it  now  occupies.  Here  is  accommo- 
dation for  65  officers  and  550  soldiers.  Two  large 
pictures  representing  the  battles  of  Aspern  and  Leipzic 
(by  Krafft)  adorn  its  walls. 

The  Military  Riding-School  (k.  k.  Equitations- 
Schule),  Rennweg  3  (F.  6);  —  attached  to  the  building 
is  a  leaping-ground,  which ,  in  a  space  of  about  130 

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Military  Institutions. 


feet,  is,  like  a  steeple- chase  ground,  furnished  with  all 
sorts  of  hinderances. 

The  Imperial  Arsenal  (without  the  Belvedere 
gate)  (see  p.  37),  contains  a  church,  an  hospital,  a 
large  collection  of  arms,  a  barrack,  a  cannon  and  gun 
foundery,  an  open  space  measuring  600  paces  for  tar- 
get-shooting, and  various  work-shops  for  the  fabrica- 
tion of  fire-arms  and  iunmunition.  Nine  steam  engi- 
nes of  125  horse  ])ower  are  constantly  at  work  in 
its  precincts,  and  it  gives  occupation  to  2000  mechanics. 

It  is  open  every  day. 

Soldiers'  Barracks,  for  infantry,  the  Francis- 
Joseph's  Casern,  near  the  gate  of  same  name  (F.  4.), 
built  in  the  Anglo-Saxon  style  and  completed  in  1857,. 
a  fine  building.  —  Another  barrack  in  the  town  is 
the  Rudolph  Casern  (E.  3.)    situated   on   the  Danube. 

—  In  the  suburbs,  the  most  remarkable  are:  one  in 
Mariahilf,  Caserngasse  1  (Academy  of  Engineers);  — 
and  those  on  the  Getreidemarkt  11,  —  Heumarkt  27, 
Alserstrasse  2,  —   and  Mariahilferstrasse  25. 

For  Cavalry,  Josefstiidterstrasse  46,  —  Leopold- 
stadt,  obere  Donaustrasse  1. 

For  Artillery,  Landstrasse,  Rennweggasse  75^ 
and  one  at  the  imp.  Military  Arsenal. 

For  the  Military  Train,  Favoritenstrasse  26,  30; 

—  Landstrasse,  Ungergasse  49. 

For  the  Gendarmes,  Landstrasse,  Lowengasse  19 ; 

—  Court  Gendarmes,  Neubau,  Breitegasse  3. 

For  the  Military  Police  (Polizeiwache) ,  Stern- 
gasse  8;  —  Wieden,  Rainergasse  7;  —  Landstrasse, 
Hauptstrasse  94. 

The  Court  Archers'  Guard,  is  quartered  up  Renn- 
weg  3  and  4;  —  the  Trabant  Guard  in  Neubau, 
Breitegasse  3. 


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Public  Safety  and  Comfort. 

The  internal  city,  comprising  the  Ring ^  forms 
one  Police  district;  the  suburbs  are  divided  into  8  di- 
stricts, each  district  having  a  Commissary  Director  with 
a  certain  number  of  functionaries  under  him,  a  phy- 
sician, a  surgeon,  and  a  midwife.  The  general  Direc- 
tion of  Police  (Petersplatz  10),  comprises  among  other 
offices,  those  for  foreigners,  for  cab  and  omnibus  drivers, 
servants,  and  the  conscription  office. 

The  Austrian  detective  Police  is  generally  acknow- 
ledged to  be  as  efficient  as  that  of  London  and  Paris. 
During  the  day,  policemen,  whose  duty  it  is  to  watch 
over  public  safety  and  order,  are  posted  in  different 
streets;  At  night  they  are  replaced  by  watchmen  who 
have  to  look  to  the  shops  and  house  doors  on  their 
round  being  properly  closed  and  bolted. 

The  severity  with  which  strangers  used  to  be  asked 
for  their  passport  in  former  years  has  quite  subsided 
in  Austria.  Passports  are  now  only  asked  for  at  the 
Russian  and  Turkish  Frontiers. 

The  omnibuses  which  traverse  the  town  in  all 
directions,  occasionally  causing  great  confusion  in  its 
narrow  streets,  are  not  allowed  to  stop  during  their 
drives  except  a  few  minutes  at  Stephen  Square,  Frei- 
ung,  Hof,  Neumarkt  and  Hohenmarkt. 

When  driving  through  Vienna  and  its  environs  the 
coachman  must  keep  on  the  left  hand  side  of  the  street 
or  road,  and  drive  past  any  carriage  before  him  to 
the  right.  —  The  doors  of  private  houses  are  closed 
at  10  oclock  p.  m.     Any  body  returning  home  after 


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Public  Safety. 


that  time  must  pay  the  porter  lo  krs.  Dogs  must 
not  be  aHowed  to  run  about  the  streets  without  wea- 
ring a  wire  muzzle. 

Fire -men  and  Fire-engines,  Hof,  in  the  civil 
Arsenal.  —  In  this  establishment  7  large  fire-engines, 
27  water-carts,  50  fire-men,  and  3  sweeps  are  always 
in  readiness  to  answer  the  fire -bell  of  St.  Stephen 
from  whoso  belfrey  a  watchman  by  means  of  an 
electric  telegraph  gives  the  alarm,  and  signalizes  the 
direction  in  which  the  firo  has  broken  out;  this  takes 
place  during  day  time  by  means  of  a  red  flag  being 
hoisted  up,   and  during  the  night  by  a  lighted  lantern. 

The  Establishments  for  supplying  the  Town 
with  Water  are,  comparatively  speaking,  few.  They 
mostly  have  to  take  their  supplies  partly  from  distant 
fountains,  and  partly  from  the  Danube.  Some  of  the 
water  used  in  Vienna  has  to  pass  through  16.000 
pipes  before  it  reaches  its  destination.  —  Owing  to 
this  scarcity  of  water,  Emperor  Ferdinand  caused  a 
new  water  conduit  to  be  constructed  1838,  which 
bears  the  name  of  that  monarch  (Kaiser  Ferdinands- 
Wasserleitung). 

Still  in  the  course  of  1873  Vienna  will  be  sup- 
plied with  excellent  water  from  the  foot  of  the  ^^Schncc- 
berg'',  for  this  purpose  a  gigantic  Aqueduct,  12  ger- 
man  miles  long,  has  been  constructed  at  an  expense  of 
more  than  25,000.000  florins. 

The  Gas  Illumination  of  Vienna  (oftices  Bauern- 
markt  8,  and  Erdbergerliinde  14),  is  supplied  by  a 
branch  of  the  London  Imperial  Gas  Company;  —  the 
gazometers  are  in  the  suburbs  Erdberg,  Rossau,  and 
Fiinfliaus. 


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The  Police  House- of- Detention   (k.  k.  Polizei- 

haus),  Sterngasse  8.  —  A  place  for  punishing  trifling 
offences. 

The  Jail  for  the  Punishment  of  Crimes  (k.  k. 
Strafgericht  und  Criminal),  Rathhausstrasse ,  for  such 
criminals  who  have  been  sentenced  to  one  year's  hu- 
prisonment  and  for  those  who  are  still  awaiting  the 
verdict  of  the  Court. 

The  Court  of  Justice  itself  and  an  hospital  for 
the  deliquents  are  comprised  in  the  building,  which 
can  accomodate  350  criminals  an<l   170  patients. 


Hospitals. 

The  General  Hospital  (k.  k.  allgemeines  Kranken- 
haus),  Alserstrasse  4,  was  founded  by  Emperor  Joseph  II 
in  1783,  and  considerably  enlarged  in  1835.  It  is 
built  on  an  area  of  20.500  square  feet,  has  a  chapel, 
104  rooms  for  the  sick  with  2000  beds,  60  private 
rooms,  a  pharmacy,  baths,  above  50  physicians  and 
400  nurses  in  attendance.  The  first  class  treatment 
for  patients  including  private  room,  board,  medicaments 
and  physician's  fees ,  costs  daily  4  fl. ;  2^  class  treat- 
ment 2  fl. ;    —  3*^  class,    for  Austrians  G(j    kr.,    for 

strangers  86  kr. 

In  this  establishment  centre  the  various  clinics 
of  the  university  who  are  at  liberty  to  choose  any  par- 
ticular patient,  the  progress  of  whose  illness  may  be 
interesting  for  them  to  watch,  and  who  is  accordingly 
transferred  to  a  particular  clinic,    where  he  is   taken 


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Hospitals. 


care  of.  Connected  with  the  Hospital  are  two  other 
Establishments  viz,  a  Lunatic  Asylum  (Irrenhaus),  and 
a  lying-in-hospital. 

The  Lunatic -Asylum,  Alsergrund,  Lazareth- 
gasse  14,  constructed  in  1851  by  Architect  Fellner 
after  the  plan  of  Nadhcrny.  This  building  with,  de- 
pendencies, covers  an  area  of  60.000  square  fathoms 
and  has  cost  above  one  million  of  florins.  Its  internal 
arrangement  and  organisation  is  in  perfect  accordance 
with  its  vastness.  Here  are  to  be  seen:  a  chapel 
(stained  window-panes  by  Geyling),  drawing-rooms  fur- 
nished vvith  pianos,  billiard-tables,  and  such  working 
implements  as  may  contribute  to  divert  the  minds  of 
its  inmates.  The  work  done  by  the  patients  is  sold 
and  they  are  benefited  with  the  proceeds  of  the  sale. 
—  500  Lunatics  can  find  accomodation  in  the  building, 
and  the  charge  made  is  according  to  the  class  they 
belong  to,  for  inst. :  1  '*  class  with  room  to  one's  self, 
daily  3  fl.;  —  2^  class,  a  room  for  two,  daily  1  fl. 
50  kr. ;  —  3**  class  sleep  in  dormitories  containing  at 
least  6  beds  each,  and  pay  80  krs.   daily. 

The  Lying  in-Hospital  (Gebaranstalt) ,  furnished 
with  30  beds  for  the  three  classes  into  which  it  is 
divided;  —  the  first  class  patients  pay  3  fl.  50  krs. 
a  day;  —  the  second  class,  2  fl.,  and  the  third  class, 
1  fl.  a  day.  Poor  women  are  admitted  without  payment, 
but  they  are  obliged  to  serve  afterwards  for  some  time 
as  wetnurses  in  the  foundling-hospital  connected  with  it. 

The  Wieden  District-Hospital,  Favoritenstrasse  32, 
contains  900  beds  and  tends  annually  between  7000 
and  8000  patients. 

The  Rodolph  Hospital,  Landstrasse,  Kudolfsgasse, 
dates  from  18G4.  It  was  built  on  the  plan  oi  Horhy 
and  has   accomodation   for  1000  patients.     This  esta- 


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blishment  is  nicely  situated  and  so  well  distributed 
and  conveniently  arranged  that  it  leaves  nothing  to 
wish  for. 

The  Hospital  of  the  Brothers  of  Charity,  Leo- 
poldstadt,  Taborstrasse  16,  has  annually  the  care  of 
4000  patients  of  difi*erent  religious  persuasions. 

Hospital  of  the  Sisters  of  Charity,  Gumpendorfer- 
strasse,  tends  annually  above  1000  patients.  The 
treatment  is  here  homeopathical. 

The  Hospital  of  the  Ladies  of  the  Elizabethan 
Order,  Landstrasse,  Hauptstrasse  4,  admits  only  female 
patients,  who  have  nothing  to  pay  for  the  assistance 
they  receive. 

The  Institution  for  sick  Clergymen,  Landstrasse, 

Ungargasse  40. 

The  Hospital  for  Tradesmen's  Clerks,  Alser- 
grund, Reitergasse  1.  A  comfortable  place  with  a  large 
garden.  Clerks  who  pay  2  fl.  10  krs.  annually  havy 
the  right  of  admission  whenever  they  get  ill ;  —  Such 
as  are  rendered  incapable  of  work,  receive  a  monthly 
sustentation  of  12  fl.   60  krs. 

The  Garrison  Hospital,  Alsergrund,  Garnison- 
gasse  5,  has  accomodation  for  900  beds.  Another 
military  hospital,  liennweg  75,  is  annexed  to  the  Ar- 
tillery barracks. 

The  Hospital  for  the  Jews ,  Wahring,  near  the 
Wahringer  Linie,  founded  by  Baron  Anselm  v.  Both- 
schilch  opened  in  March  1873. 

Hospitals  of  the  Common,  Leopoldstadt,  auf  der 
Haide  15;  —  Wieden,  Neumannsgasse  6;  —  Gumpen- 
dorferstrasse  106;  —  Hundsthurmerstrasse  77;  —  Jo- 
sefstadt,  Lerchengasse  19;  -  Liechtensteinstrasse  88; 
—  Neubau,  Kaiserstrasse  4  and  Lindengasse  20. 


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Hospitals. 


Private  Institutions  for  the  Sick  belonging  ti> 
both  sexes:  Dr.  Hebra's  (aifectious  of  the  skin),  Alser- 
grund,  Marianneiigasse  10;  —  Dr.  Low's  (maison  de 
sante),  Obere  Donaustrasse  81;  —  Dr.  Winternitz's 
(Hydropathic  establishment),  at  Kaltenleutgebeu ,  near 
Liesing  on  the  southern  Railway;  —  Mrs.  Pabst's 
(lunatics),  Erdbergerstrassc  8;  —  Dr.  Leidesdorfs  (lu- 
natics;, at  Dobling  (near  Vienna),   Hirschengasse  47; 

Dr.   Erbes's  (Consumption),    Maria-Enzersdorf ;    his 

office  Magdalenenstrasse  2G;  —  Dr.  Skofitz's  (electro- 
magnetic treatment),  Seilerstatte  16;  —  Dr.  Politzer's 
(for  children),  Seitzergasse  6;  —  Orthopedical  Esta- 
blishment:  Dr.  Weil,  Wiihring. 

Hospitals  for  Children :  St.  Anne's  Kinderspital, 
Spitalgasse  9;  —  Dr.  Hiigel's  Margarethenstrasse  30 
(gratuitous  treatment);  --  St.  Joseph's  Hospital,  Kol- 
scbitzkygasse  •  9 ;  —  Pul)lic  Institutions  for  tending 
children,  Tuchlauben   7   and  Margarethenstrasse  25. 

The  Foundling -Hospital  (Findelhaus) ,  Alser- 
strasse  21.  contains  90  beds  for  wet-nurses  and  330 
beds  for  children;  —  KkOoO  children  may  annually 
be  tended  in  this  establishuient.  The  illegitimate 
children  of  the  poor  are  gratuitously  taken  care  of, 
those  of  the  rich  must  pay.  The  greater  number  of 
foundlings  are  brought  up  in  the  country  at  the  cost 
of  the  establishment  which  exceeds  the  yearly  amount 
of  700.000  flors. 

Medical-men : 

Interior  affections :  Bambcrfier,  Alserstrasso  4.  — 
Diichek;  Schottenring  4.  —  Lobcl,  Giselastrasse. 

Affections  of  the  eyes:  Arlt ,  Bellariastrasse  12. 
—  Helm,  Landstrasse,  Hauptstrasse  51.  —  Jiiger, 
Alserstrasse  4.  —  Eciiss,  Maiiahilferstrasse  5. 


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Women's  distempers:  Braun,  Alserstrasse  4.  — 
Spaeth,  Schottenbastei  3. 

Children's  distempers:  Baurvfeind^  Franziskaner- 
platz  6.  —  PoliUer,  Tuchlauben  7.  —  Widerhofer, 
Habsburgergasse  9. 

Affections  of  the  ears:   Gruber^   Neuer  Markt  2. 

—  Pulitzer,  Fleischmarkt   1. 

Operators:  Billroth,  Liechtensteinstrasse  13.  — 
Dittel,  Alserstrasse  4.   —  Dumreicher,  R«jthenthurm- 

strasse  15. 

Affections  of  the  skin :  Hebra,  Mariannengasse  10. 

—  Neumann,  Rothenthurmstrasse  29. 

Homeopathic:  Eothansel,  Wieden,  Kettenbriicken- 
gasse  8. 

Affections  of  the  larynx:  Schrottcr,  Schwarzen- 
bergstrasse  8. 

Syphilitic  affections:  Sigmund ,  Freiuug  7.  — 
Zcissl,  Tiefer  Graben  10. 

Dentists:  Fabcr,  Graben  20.  —  Bardaeh,  Rothen- 
thurmstrasse 5.  —  Bcrghnmmer ,  Graben  30.  — 
Jarisch ,  Bognergasse  15.  —  RabatZy  Goldschmied- 
gasse  2.  —  Scheff\  Kohlmarkt  1.  —  Steinberger, 
Brand statt  7. 

Church- Yards :  There  are  seven  of  them,  situated 
without  the  town-gates  and  deriving  their  names  from 
the  gate  they  are  next  to;  su<h  are:  the  Mariahilf 
church-yard;  the  Hundsthuini,  Matzleinsdorf,  St.  Marx, 
and  Nussdorf  burial-grounds.  That  of  Matzleinsdorf 
contains  a  fine  chapel  and  the  tomb  of  Gluck  (f  1787). 
The  church-yard  for  the  Protestants  is  situated  in  the 
vecinity  of  Matzleinsdorf,  and  that  for  the  jews  near 
Nussdorf.  —  The  Viennese  church-yards  are  generally 
very  simple   and  do   not  present  any  very  remarkable 


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Philantropic  Institutions. 


tumular  raouuments.  The  celebrated  Momrfs  ashes 
lie  in  St.  Marx  cemetery,  although  the  exact  spot  is  un- 
known. Beethoven  (t  1827),  Schubert  (f  1828)  and 
GriUparzer  (f  1872)  are  interred  at  Wahring,  a  vil- 
lage near  Vienna. 


Philanthropic  Institutions. 

The  Imperial  Poor-House ,  established  by  Jo- 
seph  /land  administered  by  the  Municipality  of  Vienna, 
disposes  of  funds,  which  accrue  to  it  from  donations 
and  legacies  obtained  from  the  wealthy.  Here  all  poor 
persons,  without  distinction  obtain  assistance  according 
to  their  wants,  wliich  latter  are  determined  by  the 
clergyman  of  the  parish.  On  an  average  18.000  per- 
sons are  yearly  assisted  and  receive  in  daily  dispen- 
sations above  30.000  florins  a  year. 

Other  Hospitals  for  the  Poor  are:  The  large  civil 
Hospital,  Landstrasse,  Rochusgasse  8;  —  the  New 
Hospital,  Lazarethgasse  2 ;  —  the  Hospitals :  Waisen- 
hausgasse  1;  —  Leopoldstadt,  Schiflfamtsgasse  18;  — 
and  the  Hospital  for  needy  citizens,  Wahringergasse, 
which  altogether  afford  relief  to  above  1200  poor  per- 
sons, spending  on  them  annually  170.000  florins. 

Private  Hospitals  for  needy  Servants,  Land- 
strasse, Rochusgasse  8,  and  Wieden,  Neumamisgasse  6 
(under  the  curatorship  of  the  town-corporations). 

The  Society  of  Noble  Ladies,  for  the  promotion 
of  the  good  and  useful,  Biirgerspital  1100.  —  They 
spend  above  65.000  florins  annually  in  dispensations 
to  the  needy  and  infirm,  distribute  prizes  in  the  Parish 


Philantropic  Institutions. 


109 


schools,  and  support  at  their  own  expense  a  girl-school, 
at  which  all  kinds  of  needle-work  is  taught. 

The  Orphan -Asylum,  Alsergrund,  Waisenhaus- 
gasse  5,  is  both  an  educational  and  a  helping  insti- 
tution. It  was  founded  in  1742  by  Prebendary  Marxer 
and  transferred  in  1785  by  Emperor  Joseph  II  in  the 
building  in  which  it  is  actually.  Here  is  accomodation 
for  400  orphans,  and  about  3000  more  are  tended  at 
the  expense  of  the  establishment. 

The  Institution  for  the  Deaf  and  Dumb  (k.  k. 
Taubstummen-Institut),  Wieden,  Taubstummengasse  7, 
founded  in  1779  by  Maria-Theresa,  has  been  enlarged 
(1822)  by  Francis  i,  100  pupils  annually  find  ad^ 
mittance  in  it  and  are  educated  here. 

The  Institution  for  the  Blind  (k.  k.  Bliuden- 
Institut)  admits  blind  children  of  both  sexes,  from  8 
to  12  years  of  age,  when  in  a  healthy  state.  A  com- 
plete course  of  studies  lasts  from  6  to  10  years.  The 
number  of  the  pupils  exceeds  50.  This  establishment 
is  remarkably  well  administered.  It  possesses  a  very 
interesting  collection  of  objects  invented  by  and  for 
the  blind. 

The  Hospital  for  the  Blind  (Blinden-Versor- 
gungsanstalt)  in  the  proximity  of  the  foregoing  is  de- 
stined to  the  blind  of  a  more  advanced  age. 

The  Institution  for  the  Jewish  Deaf-and-Dumb 
(israelitisches  Taubstummen-Institut),  Landstrasse,  Ru- 
dolphsgasse  22;  accomodation  for  50  children. 

The  Institution  for  the  Jewish  Blind,  Hohe 
Warte  near  Heiligenstadt ,  founded  by  Baron  Jonas 
von  Konigswarter,  opened  in  1873. 


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110 


Communications. 

The  General  Post -office  is  situated  in  the  old 
city,  Postgasse  10.  It  has  branch-offices  in  the  Habs- 
burgergasse  1) ;  —  Seilerstiitte  22 :  —  Landskron- 
gasse  1;  —  Maxiniilianstrasse  4;  —  Esslingerstr.  4, 
and  in  all  the  suburbs  as  well  as  at  the  general  Ex- 
hibition. The  letters  received  are  distributed  eight 
times  during  the  day  by  the  postmen ,  and  numerous 
letter-boxes  are  distributed  in  the  principal  streets  all 
over  town. 

The  postage  of  a  letter  not  exceding  1  J.oth 
(%  ounce)  is  3  krs.  within  the  district  where  the  post- 
office  is  situated,  and  5  kis.  (»ut  of  this  district  to 
any  part  of  Austria  and  the  German   empire. 

A  letter  that  has  not  been  prepaid  is  likewise 
forwarded  to  its  destiiuition ,  but  whoever  receives  it 
must  pay  besides  the  proper  postage,  an  extra  fine  of 
5  krs.  a  I.oth.  The  Post-office  is  open  daily  from 
8   o'clock  in  the  morning  till   1)  o'clock  m  the  evening. 

The  Central  Telegraph  -  Office  ,  Kenngasse  5 ; 
branch  establishments:  at  the  general  Post-office  and 
the  branch  offices  of  the  Post;  there  is  besides  a  Pri- 
vate Telegraph-Office  especially  for  the  local  service. 
—  More  than  40  stations  are  within  the  lines  and 
about  50  in  the  suburbs. 

Rai!roads. 

The  Northern  Railway  (Kaiser  Ferdinands-Nord- 
bahn)  dates  from  1836.  The  terminus  is  at  the  left 
of  the   Praterstern   (see  p.  56).     This   is   one    of  the 


Railroads. 


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most  frequented  railway  lines  in  Germany  and  which 
establishes  communications  between  the  metropolis  and 
all  the  most  important  towns  of  Northern  Germany, 
Poland  and  Northern  Hungary.  It  runs  in  a  straight 
line  to  Oderberg,  where  it  joins  the  Prussian  Railway 
(in  Silesia).  The  Direction-offices  are  at  the  terminus; 
-  the  forwarding-office  (for  tickets  and  luggage),  Zed- 
litzgasse  5. 

The  Western  Railway  (Kaiserin  Elisabeth-West- 
bahn),  inaugurated  on  the  15"*  December  1858  esta- 
blishes a  line  of  communication  between  Vienna  and 
Upper  Austria  and  between  Southern  and  Western  Ger- 
many. It  is  the  direct  road  )>etweeu  Vienna  and  Paris. 
Central-office  at  the  terminus,  without  the  Mariahilf 
gate;  —  Forwarding-office,  Seilerstatte  2. 

The  Southern  Railway  (Siidbahn),  dates  from 
1837  and  communicates  with  the  south  of  the  empire 
and  Italy.  The  art  displayed  in  overcoming  the  diffi- 
culties with  which  the  opening  of  this  beautiful  road 
over  the  Semmering  was  attended  and  its  picturesque 
position,  are  sufficient  attractions  to  invite  the  stranger 
residing  in  Vienna  to  make  a  day's  excursion  to  this 
mountain. 

The  Southern  Railway  has  branch  lines  between 
Modling  and  Laxenburg,  and  between  Neustadt  and 
Oedenburg.  Its  terminus  is  outside  the  Favoriten-Liuie 
(Wieden)  where  the  Central  Direction  has  its  seat.  — 
Forwarding-office:  Kolowratring.  Not  far  from  the 
Southern   Railway  terminus  is  that  of 

The  State  Railway  (k.  k.  Staatsbahn),  communi- 
cates with  Hungary  on  both  shores  of  the  Danube, 
and   in   northern  direction  with  Moravia  and  Bohemia. 

The  office  in  the  city  is  Schulhof  6,  but  no  tickets 
are  forwarded  here. 


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Steam-Navigation. 


Hacknej-Coaches,  Cabs. 


113 


The  Austrian  North  -  Western  Railway  (Nord- 
Westbahn),  dates  from  1872,  communicates  with  Bo- 
hemia (the  shortest  way  to  Prague)  and  middle  Ger- 
many. —  The  terminus  is  in  the  Leopoldstadt ,  near 
the  Augarten. 

The  Francis -Joseph's  Railway  (Franz  Josephs- 
Bahn),  dates  from  1871,  communicates  with  Bo~ 
hemia  (Express-trains  to  the  renowned  bohemian  Bathes) 
with  middle  and  northern  Germany.  —  The  terminus 
is  in  the  Alsergrund  near  the  Canal  of  the  Danube.  — 

Forwarding-office:  Backerstrasse  7. 

The  junction  of  the  Northern  Railway  to  the 
Southern  is  established  by  a  small  branch-line  which 
traverses  the  suburb  Landstrasse,  passes  before  the 
Custom-house,  crosses  one  arm  of  the  Danube  and  part 
of  the  Prater  and  enters  the  station  of  the  Northern 
Railway.  —  Another  branch -line  starting  at  Hetzeu- 
dorf  and  passing  through  Lainz  and  Speising  unites 
the  Southern  to  the  Western  Railway. 

Steam-Navigation  on  the  Danube. 

The  Central  -  Office  and  Direction,  Landstrasse^ 
Dampfschiffgasse  2,  dates  from  1830  when  the  com- 
pany began  active  service  with  only  one  steam -boat. 
They  now  dispose  of  120  paddle  steam-boats,  30  screw 
steam -boats,  522  iron  boats  for  the  conveyance  of 
goods,  and  16  iron  transport-boats  for  conveying  cattle. 
—  The  service  of  the  boats  extends  on  the  Danube 
from  Donauworth  to  Galatz,  on  the  Theiss,  from  Tokay, 
on  the  Save  from  Sissek,  and  on  the  Drave  from  Esseg, 
to  the  very  mouth  of  these  various  rivers. 

The  company  has  besides,  in  conjunction  with 
the  Austrian  Lloyd  and  the  Czernawoda-Kustendje  line, 
organised    a   quick   and   direct    line    of  communication 


between  Vienna,  Pesth  and  Constantinople,  and  is 
likewise  connected  with  the  Russian  company  of  steam- 
boats, which  take  up  passengers  at  Galatz  and  conveys 
them  over  to  Odessa. 

Steam  navigation  on  the  Danube  has,  like  the 
Austrian  Railways,  been  got  up  by  a  company  of  Share- 
holders. 

The  landing-place  for  steamers  sailing  up  the  Da- 
nube is  Nussdorf ;  —  for  those  sailing  down  the  river, 
it  is  at  the  Kaisermiihlen.  Passengers  wishing  to  sail 
up  the  Danube  are  conveyed  to  Nussdorf  on  small  boats 
that  are  stationed  along  the  Franz-Josepli's  quay.  Pas- 
sengers wishing  to  sail  down  the  Danube  are  conveyed 
in  small  boats  starting  from  the  Weissgiirber  to  the 
Kaisermiihlen. 

Since  1873,  10  small  steamers  are  plying  every 
hour  between  the  Maria  Theresiabriicke,  and  the  Josephs- 
briicke  at  the  Prater.  Every  two  hours  a  steamer  plies 
between  Klosterneuburg  and  Kaisor-Ebersdorf. 

Hackney-Coaches,  Cabs,  Omnibuses. 

Hackney-coaches  (Stadt-Lohnkutscher) ,  without  a 
number,  are  to  be  procured  at  the  society:  Miethwagen- 
Geselischaft,  Giselastrasse  4.  The  charge  for  the  hire 
of  such  a  coach  with  four  seats,  for  half  a  day  is, 
within  the  town-gates,  5  flor. ;  outside  the  town-gates, 
6  to  8  flor.,  and   1   flor.  to  the  coachman. 

The  Vienna  cabs  enjoy,  on  account  of  their  cele- 
rity, no  small  celebrity,  and  the  cabmen  are  not  only 
most  able  drivers,  but  they  are  so  well  acquainted 
with  the  town  and  suburbs  that  the  most  implicit  re- 
liance may  be  placed  in  them.     The  cabs  are  numbered 


VIENNA. 


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114 


Hackney-Coaches,  Cabs. 


Omnibuses. 


115 


and  stationed  at  their  respective  stands  along  some  of 
the  principal  thorougfares  from  7  o'clock  a.  m.  till 
midnight.  —  Although  a  list  of  fares  is  affixed  to  the 
internal  part  of  the  coach,  it  is  advisable  to  agree 
before  hand  with  the  cabman  as  to  the  amount  of  faro 
he  will  charge,  particularly  so  when  for  a  long  drive. 

The  usual  rate  of  fare  charged  is  as  follows: 

An  hours's  drive ^   "•         ^^' 

For  each  extra  half  an  hour's  drive...    —   „    50    „ 

This  charge  holds  good  for  any  time  of  the  day 
between  7  o'clock  a.  m.  till  11  o'clock  p.m. 

From  11  o'clock  in  the  night  till  7  o'clock  m 
the  morning  the  rate  is  the  half  more. 

The  one-horse  cabs  are  termed  Comfortahlcs  (they 
Bcrvc  as  a  substitute  for  Hansomc  cabs).  A  list  of 
fares  is  likewise  (according  to  time ,  not  to  distance) 
affixed  to  the  interior  of  the  coach. 

A  quarter  of  an  hour's  drive 40  krs. 

Half  an  hour's  drive .    50     „ 

For  each  extra  quarter  of  an  hour's  drive  20     „ 
(at   night,   i    e.  from    10   o'clock   p.  m.  till  6  o'clock 
a.  m.  45  kreuzors). 

One  minute  past  a  quarter  of  an  hour  is  consi- 
dered as  a  new  quarter  of  an  hour,. and  must  be  paid 

consequently. 

Whenever  a  cabman  pretends  more  than  his  tare, 

uses  coarse  language,    or   in    any  way  behaves  rudely 

to  a  stranger,  the  best  thing  is  not  to  pay  him  at  all, 

hut  write  down    the   number   of   his  cab  and  cite  him 

before  the  police  (Petersplatz  10),  where  it  is  sufficient 

to  reveal  the  number  of  the  cab.     The  two  parties  are 

then  summoned  to  appear  the  next  day.  and  the  cause 

of  disagreement  between   them  is  amicably  settled  by 

the  Commissary  of  Police. 


Omnibuses  traverse  Vienna  in  all  directions  and 
ore  extremely  numerous,  perhaps  too  numerous  for 
the  comfort  of  loiterers.  Therefore  they  are  not  allo- 
wed to  halt  in  any  of  the  narrow  streets  of  the  city 
in  order  to  take  up  passengers,  except  at  Stephans- 
pJaf^,  at  the  Hof,  at  the  Frchuig,  'and  at  the  Peters- 
platz;  —  their  fare  is  12  krs.;  —  to  the  Exhibition 
20  krs.  —  There  are  above  1500  omnibuses  in  Vienna. 
Those  that  ply  between  the  town  and  the  railway  stations 
have  their  stand  in  Steith(msx)latz. 

The  omnibuses  plying  between  the  town  and  the 
beautiful  environs  of  Vienna,  which  in  summer  arc  very- 
much  resorted  to,  are  likewise  very  numerous  and  are 
stationed  at  the  following  places: 

For  I)dbJi}ig,  at  the  Hof,  Frciung. 

Vonihach,  at  the  Hof,  Judenplatz. 

Gcrsihof  and  ToUleinsdorf,  at  the  Freiung. 

Grhui'ng,  at  the  Hof. 

Jfni)ibach,  at  the  Ncumarkt. 

HciUgenstadt,  at  the  Freiung. 

Hctzcndorf,  at  the  Lobkowitzplatz. 

Ilictzing,  at  the  Nenmarkt,  Stophansplatz,  Peter. 

lUUtddorf,  at  the  Ncumarkt  or  Lobkowitzplatz. 

KierJ'nig,  at  the  Minoritenplatz. 

Klosierncuhurg,  at  the  jMinoritenplatz. 

Maucr,  at  the  Lobkowitzplatz. 

Neniraldcggj  at  the  Hof,  Judenplatz. 

Nussdorf,  at  the  Hof,  Minoritenplatz. 

Pen  sing,  at  the  Nenmarkt  and  Peter. 

Sclitvcchnt^  in  the  Johannesgasse. 

Sicvering,  at  the  Hof. 

Simmering  f    at  the  Stephansplatz  and  Wollzeile. 

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Von  St.   Veil,  at  the  Nimmarkt. 
„     Wahrhig,  at  the   Frciung. 
„     Weinhaus,  at  the  Freiung. 

The    fares    are    affixed    to    the    interior    of    each 

omnibus. 

The  Tramway  plying  between  the  Praterstern 
and  Hietzing.  Bornhach  and  Dohling ,  traverses  the 
Eingstrasse  'dnd  the  Franz  Joseph' s-Quni.  Since  1873 
there  are  the  following  enibranchements:  from  the 
Stubenrhuj  passing  the  Radetzkybrucke  and  Sophien- 
briicke  to  the  Rondeau  in  the  Prater;  from  the  Sehwar- 
senbergplatz  to  the  Terminus  of  the  Southern  Rail- 
wag;  from  the  Xassdorferstrasse ,  passing  the  Ter- 
minus of  the  Franz  Joseph's-,  the  North  Western-  and 
the  Northern  Railway  to  the  Fraterstern. 

The  waggons  set  off  in  very  short  intervals  to 
all  directions;  the  fare  from  the  Praterstern  to  any 
point  within  the  town-gates  is  10  kr.;  to  Hietzing  and 
Dornbach  20  kr. ;  to  Dobling   15  kr. 

Porters.  At  every  corner  of  the  main  thorough- 
fares are  stationed  several  of  these  men  whose  occu- 
pation it  is  to  be  sent  on  errands  for  the  small  retri- 
bution of  from  20  to  40  krenzers,  according  to  distance. 
On  being  employed,  they  must  give  their  employer  a 
mark  bearing  a  number  and  this  number  must  corre- 
spond to  that  they  wear  on  their  coats.  Twenty  kreu- 
zers  is  the  usuaf  charge  for  any  message  or  errand 
within  district.  The  offices  of  the  chief  institutions 
are:  Lowelstrasse  17  {Folkmann);  —  Backerstrasse  14 

(Express). 

Porters  attached  to  the  different  hotels  (Lohn- 
diener)  charge  2  fl.  for  half  a  day's  attendance  and 
4  fl.  for  the  whole  day.  Sent  on  an  errand,  the 
charge  varies  from  40  to  50  krs.,  according  to  distance. 


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Hotels. 

First-class  Hotels. 

Hotd  Imperial,   Kanitnerring   16. 

Grand  Hotel,  Kjirntnerring  9. 

Botel  Metropole,  Franz  Josefs-Qua-i. 

Hotel  Austria,  Schotteuring  11. 

Hotel  Britannia^  Schillerplatz. 

Hotel  de  France.  Schottenring. 

H6tcl  3In)isch.  Kiirntuerstrasse  28. 

Erzherzog  Karl,  Kiirntnerstrasse  31. 

Hotel  Meissl  cit  Schadn,  Karntnerstrasse  24. 

Oesterrcichischer  Hof,   Fleischmarkt  2. 

Stadt  Franl'furt,  Seilergasse   14. 

Matschakcrhof,  Seilergasse  6. 

Kaiserin  Elisabeth,  Weihburggasse  3. 

Romischer  Kaiser,  Renngasse  1. 

Hotel  Wandl,  Petersplatz  12. 

Hotel  Muller,  Graben  19. 

Goldenes  Lamm,  Leopoldstadt,  Praterstrasse  7. 

Hotel  de  VEurope,  Asperiigasse  2. 

Kronprinz  von  Ocsterreich,  Asperngasse  4. 

Weisses  Ross,  Leopoldstadt,  Taborstrasse  8. 

Hotel  national,  Lcopolastadt,  Taborstrasse   18. 

Hotel  Bonau,  Nordbahnstrasse,  opposite  to  the 
Terminus  of  the  Northern  Railway. 

Hotel  Tauher,  Praterstrasse  50. 

Hotel   Victoria,  Wiedeu,  Favoritenstrasse  11. 

Hotel  Wimherger,  Funfhaus,  Neubau-Gurtelstrasse, 
near  the  Terminus  of  the  Western  Railway. 


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Second-class  Hotels. 
Ungarischc  Krone,  Himmelpfortgasse  14. 
Wcisscr   Wolf,   Wolfengiisso  3. 
Konig  von   Ungarn,  grosso  Schulerstrasso  10. 
llotcl  Schipler,  Wallncrstrasso  1. 
Goldcnc  Entc,  grosso  Schulerstrasso  22. 
Gohlcner  Stern,  Stoi'liansplatz,  Brandstatte  2. 
Stadt  Lo7idon,   Fleischniarkt   22. 
Knglischer  Ifof,  Marialiilfcrstrasso  81. 
Hotel  Kiunmer,  Mariahilfcrstrasso   71. 
ScJmarzer  Adlcr,  Leopoldstadt,  Taborstrasse  11. 
Hotel  de  liussie,  Praterstrasse  11. 
Hotel  Nordbahn,  Praterstrassc  72. 
Konigin  von  England^  Lcovoldstait,  Taborstr.  33. 
imcl  Schroder',  lieopoUlstadt,  Taborstrasse  12. 
Goldener  Adler ,    Leopoldstadt ,  'J'aborstrasso  22. 
Balriseher   Ho/\  Taborstrasse  39. 
Goldene  Birne,   Landstrasse,  Hauptstrasse  31. 
Goldencs  Kreus,  Wicdcii,  Hauptstrasse  20. 
Goldenes  Lamm,  Wicdcn,  Hauptstrasse  7. 
Stadt  Ocdenbiirg,  Wieden,  Hauptstrasse  9. 
Stadt  Tricst,  Wieden,  Hauptstrasse  14. 
Drei  goldene  Kronen,  Wieden,  Hauptstrasse  13. 
Hotel  Zillinger,  Wieden,  Hauptstrasse  25. 
Goldenes  Schlosscl,  Josefstadt,  Schl6sselgaijse    6. 

Hotels  garnis; 
Hotel  garni  ,,Athcnds'',  Praterstrasse  36. 
Rohmann's,  Plankengasse  5. 
Hotel  TegettJioff,  Jobannesgasse  23. 
Hotel  Claude,  Parkring  2. 
Hotel  Trost  S  Klein,  Maximilianstrasse  8. 
Hdtel  Hofer,  Fleischniarkt   16. 
Hdtel  garni,  Pestalozzigasse  4. 


Restaurants. 

Restaurant  franqais,  Herrengasse  8. 

Breying  &  Mehus,  Grabon  22. 

Schncckc,  Petersplatz  5. 

Saeher  Fr.,  Weihburggasse  4. 

Sacher  E.,  Karntnerstrasse  51  and  at  the  Prater, 
on  the  Constantinsbugel. 

Bother  Igel,  Wildpretinarkt  3. 

Faher,  Karntnerstrasse  53. 

Philippski,  Opernring  U. 

Scholss,  WoUzeile  10. 

On  the  Terminus  of  the  Railways  the  Restaurants 
are  also  very  recommendable. 

Breweries  and  Beer  Saloons. 

Tahaksi)feife,  Goldschmiedgasse  8. 

Blumenstoekl,  Ballgasse  6. 

Gause,  Karntnerring  10. 

JJreherj   Naglergasse   1. 

Gerstenbrand,  Augustinerstrasse  8. 

Lothringer,  Kohlmarkt  24. 

Dreher,  Landstrasse,  Hauptstrasse  97. 

Dreher,  Opernring  4, 

Obermayer,  Weihburggasse. 

Likey,  Giselastrasse  2. 

Kummer,  Babenbergerstrasse  5. 

BiscJioff's  Bierhalle,  Bellariastrasse  12  and  Schot- 
tenbastei  3  (subterranian). 

Liesingcr  BierhaUe,  Schottengasse  4. 
Geyer,  Franz  Josefs-Quai  47. 

Altinger  &  Kaubek,  Wollzeile  38. 

In  the  Prater   there  is  a  great  number  of  Beer- 
Saloons,    the    following  are   the  most  recommendable: 


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Coffeehouses. 


Kaubek  &  AJthiffcr,   Licsingcr  BierhaUe,   Brauner 
Hirsch.,  Diivisch  off  sky. 

All  these  localities  are  to  be  found  in  the  People's 

Prater  near  the  chief  alley  (see  page  56). 

Austrian   beer   is   generally  acknowledged    to   be 

excellent  and  superior  to  all  its  rivals,    the  Bavariau 
beer  not  excepted. 


Coffeehouses. 

In  the  Cafes  one  will  find  a  great  variety  of 
News-papers  in  different  languages.  There  are  above 
200  Coffeehouses  in  Vienna,  the  most  elegant  are  in 
the  inner  town  and  in  the  suburbs  Leopoldstadt  and 
Mariahilf,  the  principal  are: 

Brunncr,  Opernring  8. 
HocJdcitner,  Kiinitnerring  17, 
Dciicrh'hi,  Parkring  2. 
Dauni,  Kohlmarkt  6  (many  officers). 
Cafe  (le  TEuroye,  Stophansplatz  8  (foreigners). 
Heydncr,  Graben  29. 
Lcibenfrost,  Neuer  Markt  12. 
Cafe  (Ic  r Opera,  Augustinergasse  8. 
Schlegel,  Graben  15  (many  Italians). 
Cafe  restaurant  at  the  Cnrsalon.  (Town  Park  very 
much  visite<l   on  fine  summer's  evenings.) 

Griensteidl,  Schauflergasse  4  (the  greatest  number 
of  news-papers). 

Grand  Cafe  an  Theatre  dr  la  rdic,  Seilerstatte. 
Cafe  Vienne,  Wollzeile. 
TroidI,  Wollzeile  27. 
Scheuchenstuel,  Strobelgasse  2. 
Grand  Cafe  parisien,  Schottengasse. 


Coffeehouses. 


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Coffeehouses  in  the  Suburbs. 


Leopoldstadt. 


Wiedeii, 


Deucrlein,  Taborstrasse  1. 

Wild,  Asperngasse  4. 

Tauher,  Praterstrasse  36. 

Stierhoek,  Praterstrasse  6. 

MarguJis,   Praterstrasse  25. 

Orhan,  Praterstrasse  29. 

Bauer,  Praterstern. 

Jubock,  Landstrai^ye,  Hauptstrasse  8. 

/a eh,  Hauptstrasse  72. 

Nerber^   Hauptstrasse  78. 

Sehmid,    Hauj^tstrasse  2. 

Gabesam,  Mariahilfer  Hauptstrasse  84. 

Schweiger,  Mariahilfer  Hauptstrasse   120. 

Weghuber^  Neubau,  Hofstallstrasse  7. 

Hagen,  Josefstadterstrasse  2. 

Kremsen,  Berggasse  14.       )  Alser-rund. 
Gerstenbrand,  Alserstrasse.  \  ^ 

In  the  Prater. 

Three  Cafes  in  the  chief  Alley  at  the  left  and 
the  Cafe  restaurant  Saehcr  at  the  right,  on  the  Coii- 
stantinshugel. 

Wine  Merchants  and  Pastry- Cook  shops. 

Sacher  E.,  Karntnerstrasse  51. 
Saeher  F.,  Weihburggasse  4. 
Faber,  Karntnerstrasse   53. 
Meier,  J.  E.,  Singerstrasse  8. 
Schneider  Fr.,  Karntnerstrasse  14. 
Drei  Laufer,  Kohlmarkt  26. 
Stiebitz  &  Ce'e.,  Bognergasse  8. 
Clement  Boget,  Tuchlauben  11. 
Corinaldi^  Franziskanerplatz  8. 


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Wine  merchants. 


The  best  Austrian  Wines  are:  the  Gumpolds- 
kirchen,  Bisamberg  and  VOslau;  they  are  not  unlike 
Hock -Wine.  The  Hungarian  wines  are  very  strong 
and  although  wholesome  in  Hungary,  they  do  not  agree 
with  the  climate  of  Vienna.  Persons  fond  of  these 
wines  will  find  ditferent  sorts  of  them  in  the  Esterhazy- 
Cellars  (Haarhof)  open  daily  from  11  to  1  and  from 
5  to  8.  Comfort  is  not  to  be  looked  for  in  these 
premises,  which  arc  however  visited  by  numerous 
foreigners. 

Confectioners. 

Dcmel,  Michaelerplatz  :5. 
Gerstner,  Kirntnerstrasso  5. 
Holl,  Freiung  9. 
Kricgler,  Rothenthurmstrasse  22. 


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Addresses 

to  suit  any  emergency. 


Antiquaries:  Cubasch,  Kohlmavkt  7  and  Bellariastrasse  2. 
—  Egger  (coins,  medals  etc.),  Herrngaese  5.  —  Rad- 
nitzky,  Kiirutiicrstrasse  31. 

Architects:  Ferstel,  Freiung  6.  —  Hansen,  Wieden, 
Hauptstrasse  1.  —  Hasenauer,  Wallncrstrasse  11.  — 
Tictz,  Johannesgasse  14.  —  Schmidt,  Friedrichs- 
strasse  4. 

Attorneys:  s.  Avocats. 

Booksellers:  Gerold  &  Com  p.,  Stpfansplatz.  —  Beck, 
Rothenthurmstrasse  15.  ~-  BraumuUer,  Grabcn  21^  — 
Czermak,  ISchottengasse  0.  —  Faesy  &  Frick,  Gra- 
ben  22.  —  Hugcl,  Herrengasse  G.  —  Lechner,  Karnt- 
nerstrasse  10.  —  Manz,  Kohlmavkt  7.—  Meyer,  Tuch- 
lauben  26.  —  Rosner,  Tuchlaubeu  22.  —  Seidel,  Gra- 
ben  13.  —  Sintenis,  Herrengasse  5.  —  Wallishauser, 

Hoher  Markt  1. 
Breweries  and  Beer  Saloons  in  Vienna:  see  p.  IID. 
Carpet-Makers:  Haas  &  Sons,  Stock-imEisenplatz  6   — 

Lechleitnev,  Graben  15. 
Chemists:  Girtler,  Freiung  7.  —  The  Court  Chemist,  Habs- 

burgergasse  11.  —  Moll,  Tuchlauben  8.  —  Weiss,  luch- 

lauben  27.  —  Pie  ban,  Stephansplatz  2. 
China -Manufacturers:    Denk,    Goldschraiedgasse    12.    — 

Haidinger,  Weihburggasse  9.  —  Thun,   Singerstr.  2. 

—  Weisse,  Wollzeile  4  (upstairs). 
Clock-Makers,  see  Watchmakers. 
Confectioners,  see  page  122. 
Corn   Operators:    Dornauer,    Kohlmavkt    14.   —    Julio 

Kreusch,  Bauevnmarkt  2. 
Dentists,  see  page  107. 

Dining-Rooms,  see  page  119.  ,,        ,     r 

Druggists:    Parti,    Franziskanerplatz  5.   —    Mayrhoter 

Backerstvasse  5.  —  Pfantzevt,  Tuchlauben  8.  -  Voigt 


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Adresses. 


et  Co  nip.,  Hoher  Markt  1.  —  Wilhelm  «j*:  Comp.,  Au- 

gusti^orstra^^se  8. 
EtK/ravers:  Jauner,  Augustinevgasse  12.  —  Radiiitzky, 

Karntnerstrassc  81.    -    Denk,  Brandstatt  3. 
Fancif-Artidefi  Manufarturcrx:  A.  Klein,  Graben  20.  — 

Rosenberg  Graben  17.  —   Bauer,  Goldschmiedg::isse  8. 

—  Brothers  Rodeck.  Kohlmurkt  7.  —  Theyer  &  Hardt- 
niuth,  Karntnerstrasse  11.  —  Tlieyer,  Steplian.splatz, 
Domherrenhof. 

Forwarding  -  Offices  for  Goods  &  L^ajyage :  C  o  m  p  1  o  y  e  r, 
Backerstrasse  2.  —  Berko witch,  Baekerstrasse  24.  — 
Guttmann,  Bauer nmarkt  2.  —  Weber  <S:  Sohn,  Schon- 
laterngasse  11.   —  Svatojanski  k  Sockl,  Postgasse  6. 

Glass  Manufacturers:  Lobraayr,  Kiirntnerstrasse  1 3.  — 
Ullrich,  Lugeck  3.  —  Mayv,  Bauernraarkt  12  — 
Wukaun,  Wipplinu'orstrasse   1 4. 

Glovers:  Authenrieth,  Kohlniaikt  11.  —  Jacquemar, 
Herrngasse  6.    -   Bondi,  Graben  23. 

Gun  Manufacturers:    Springer,    Stock-im-Eisenplatz   5. 

—  Ohligs,  Tiefer  Graben  15. 

Hatters:  Hofmann,  Kohlmarkt  7.  —  Skrivan,  Dorotheer- 
gasse  10. 

Horse-dealers:  Schawel,  Augartonalleestrasse  28.  — 
S trass,  Czerningasse  13. 

Hotels,  see  p.  117. 

Ironmongers:  iStricker,  Karntnerstrasse  28.  Winkler, 
Karntnerstrasse  21. 

Jewelers:  Biedermann,  Graben  13  —  Hiibner,  Kohl- 
markt 8.  Klinkosch,  Koiihuarkt  26.  —  Rot  he, 
Kohlmarkt    7.    —    Mayer,    8tock-iin-Eisenplatz    7.     — 

—  Ratzersdorfer,  Kohlmarkt  1>. 

Lace-Makers:  Flan  dor  fer,  Rothenthurmstrasse  16  — 
Geiger,  Plankengasse  3.  —  Kutti^,  Frcisingcrgasse  6. 

Lamp  Manufacturers:  Ditmar,  VV  cihburggasse  4.  — 
Sonntag.  Himmelpfortgasse  1.  —  Briinner,  Kiirntner- 
strasse 46. 

Lawyers:  Dr.  Briixner  &  Dr.  Magg,  Bauern markt  7.  — 
Dr.  Gunesch.  Spi.-gelgasse  21.  —  Dr.  Killer,  Tuch- 
lauben  7  (Bazar). 

Linen-Drapers:  Felbermayer,  Neumarkt  17.  —  Kran- 
ner,   Stephansplatz   10.  —  Regenhart,   Jordangasse  5. 

Locksmiths:  Beindt,  tietVn  Graben  18. 


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Mathematical  and  Physical  Instruments:  Lenoir,  Mag- 
dalenenstrasse   14.  -    Rospini.    Karntnerstrasse   12. 

Meershan m-Pipers :  H  i  e s s ,  Karntnerstrasse  7.  —  H i e  s  s , 
Graben  6.  —  Hartmann,  Magdalenenstrasse  6.  — 
Schilling,  Adlergasse  8. 

Midwives:  G ruber,  Brunngasse  1.  —  Wendlberger, 
Spiegelgasse  9. 

Mineral  Waters:  Well,  Wildpretmarkt  5. 

Musical  Instruments:  (for  French  Horns,  flutes,  clarinets, 
etc.J  Hoyer,  Fleischraarkt  10.  —  Stowasser,  Lange- 
gasse  26.  (For  Lutes)  Bittner,  Karntnerstrasse  42.  — 
Fischer,  Tuchlauben  16.  —  Hofmann,  Habsburger- 
gasse  8.   —  (For  Pianos)  Bosendorf er,  Tiirkenstrasse  9. 

—  Ehrbar,  Pressgasse  28.  —  Streicher,  Landstrasse, 
Ungargasse  27. 

Opticians:   Ploessel,   Himmelpfortgasse   7.   —   Rospini, 

Karntnerstrasse  12.  —  W  a  1  d  s  t  e  i  n  ,  Michaelerplatz  5. 
Orqans,  PhysJtarmonicas  etc. :  D  eu  t s c h  m  a  n n .  Wienstr.  39. 

—  P.  Titz.  Pressgasse  28. 

Perfumers:    Az,    Graben    18.  Maczuski,    Karntner- 

strasse 26.  —  Treu,  Nuglisch  <feCorap.,  Kohlmarkt  4. 

Photograph  ers :  Aug:  <-'  i*  e  r ,  Tiieresianumgasso  4.  -  (jr  e  r- 
tinger,  Margarethenstrasse  28,  -  Lowy,  Weihburg- 
gasse  31.  —  Luckhardt,  Taborstrasse  18. 

Physicians,  see  page  107. 

Printers:  Charles  Ger old's  Son,  Barbaragasse  2. 

Printsellers,  see  page  60. 

Bihbon  Manufacturers:  Blau,  Bauernmarkt  10.  —  Lowy's 
Son,  Hoher  Markt  5.  —  Wild,  Stephansplatz  1. 

Saddlers  and  Coachmakers:  Marius,  Freiung  G.  —  Lohner, 
Kolowratring  8.  —  Z  i e g  1  er ,  Landstrasse,  Hauptstrasse  109. 

—  Maurer,  Kohlmarkt. 

Shoemakers:  Hahn,  Rothenthurmstrasse  4.  —  Hahn, 
Kollnerhofgasse    1.    —    Schreiber,    Tuchlauben    5.    — 

Shops  of  Fashion  (Ladies'):  Arthaber,  Stephansplatz  11. 
Reiff  and  Mayer,  Seilergasse  12.  —  Krickl,  Tuch- 
lauben 7.  —  Diirr,  Karntnerstrasse  14.  -  Nowotny, 
Graben  16.  —  Szontagh,  Graben  13. 

Shops  of  Fashion  (Gentlemen's):  Ebenstein,  Kohlmarkt  7. 

—  Frank,  Graben  12.  —  Singer,  Graben  11. 

Si7A-  Merchants:  Giani,  Seilergasse  9.  —  Reiff  &  Mayer, 
Seilergasse  12.  —  Arbesser,  Graben  1. 


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Wittmann,  Graben  29.  —  H el i a  (for  ladies),  Himrael- 

pfortgasse  I.  .^  .    o^ 

Siationtrs:  Syre,  Tuchlaubcn  G.  —  Mayr,  Karntnerstr.  37. 
-  Tlieyer  &  Hardtmuth,  Kiirntnerstrasso  11.  - 
Liistig,  Hoher  Markt  4.  ^        o- 

Surgical  Instruments:  Leiter,  Alserstrasse  16.  —  bimon, 
Bauernniurkt  7.  —  Sclileifer,  Michaelerplatz  G.  — 
DiotiUcr,  KarntiicrstiMsse  34.  —  Bill  Is,  Wieden,  Obst- 

markt  1.  /      o^    -i 

5av;n«-C*fc/?ers:Hattcy,Goldsclimicdgasse4.  — btnberny, 

(ivabcu  24. 

Tailors,  sec  Shops  of  Fasliion  (Gentlemen's). 

Toy- Shops:  Jiiger,  IStephansplatz  G.  —  Kietaibl,  Ilabs- 
buigcrgasse  10.—  Liebsclier,  Kohlniarkt  IG.  —Lutz en- 
lei  timer,  Floiscbinarkt  14. 

TravelluKj  and  ShootiiKj  Iteqaisitcs:  Maurer  Brothers, 
Kohlmavkt  1.  —  Schi  ttcnhelm,  Kiirntnerstrasse  28. 

Truss- Makers:  Fleischer,  Plankuigasse  3.  -  Schlapfer, 

Wollzrile  3.  r7    ,,    .^  •    1, 

Turners:  H artman  n ,  MairdalenonstrasscG.  -  Z ull,  feteindl- 

irasse  1.  —  Felix,  Plaiikcngiis:>c  7. 


e- 

te- 


gasse  1.  —  I'eiix,  riaiiKcu-abi-c;  i. 
Upholsterers:    BrandNveiner,    Stephansplatz    6.    —    L 

gerer,    Kiirntiiening    13.    —     Schachiuger,    Breit 

gassc  17.  —  Schmitt,  Stcphansplatz  G. 
Wutih-Makers:  Effenbcrger,  Kohlniarkt  5.  —  Froram, 

Rotlicnthnrmstrasse  0.  -  Goldschmidt,  Graben  11.  — 

Sclionberger,  Franz  Joseph's- Quai  1. 
Woollen-Drapers:   Baar,    Kiirntnerstrasse  10.    —   Hardt, 

Freiaingergasso  1.  —  Nodercr,  btephausplatz  8. 


Owing  to 


The  Environs  of  Vienna. 

The  environs  of  the  Austrian  Metropolis  may  be  said 
to  be  surpassed  in  beauty  only  by  those  of  Naples  or  Con- 
stantinople. .  . 

The  irroi^ular  oval  plain  on  which  Vienna  is  seated  is 
boun-led  to  the  east  by  the  Carpathian  mountains  and  to 
the  west  by  the  undulating  hills  of  the  Kahlenberg,  Leo- 
pold sberg,  Cobcnzcl,  etc.  Northward  of  the  town  Hows  the 
Danube.  The  wojdcd  hills  on  the  right  bank  of  the  river 
greatly  serve  to  embellish  the  landscape,  whilst  on  the  left, 
which  in  a  picturesque  point  of  view  oilers  nothing  remark- 
able, the  vast  plain  of  the  Marchfeld  discloses  itself  to 
view.  It  Avas  on  this  very  Marchfyld  that  the  fate  of  the 
empire  more  ihan  once  was  decided,  and  here  many  a  Moody 
contest  betweon  Ottokar,  king  of  Bohemia  and  Kodolph  of 
llabsburg,  and  the  battles  of  Aspern,  Essling  and  Wagram 

have  been  foui,'ht,  .   j     * 

excessive  beat  and  very  unpleasant  dust 
are  prevalent  in  the  town,  most  of  the 
W.X...VO.  .c.^.wv.  who  Ccin  aflord  it  spend  the  summer 
months  in  the  country.  Thus  it  is  that  the  villages  situated 
at  a  small  distance  from  the  Capital  boast  in  summer  of  a 
mixed  population,  viz.  of  citizens  and  peasants,  who  by-the- 
by  do  not  always  live  on  the  best  terms.  The  railways  or 
omnibuses  will  take  the  stranger  to  any  of  these  places  (see 
for  omnibuses  page  115). 

The  first  place  the  stranger  should  visit  is  Schonbrunn 
and  its  Imperial  Palace,  whither  plenty  of  omnibuses,  star- 
ting every  quarter  of  an  hour  from  Pctorsplatz ,  as  well  as 
the  Tramway  will  convey  him.  The  actual  building  was 
built  by  Maria-Theresa  (1744).  The  imperial  palace  contains 
1440  rooms  and  140  kitchens. 

The  park,  in  the  taste  of  that  of  Versailles,  is  always 
open  to  the  public.  Behind  the  pond  rises  the  „Gloriette« 
from  the  top  of  which  a  beautiful  view  of  the  town  may  be 
obtained.     Here  are  a  menagerie  and  a  botanical  garden  to 


which  in 
\ienncse 


the 
summer 
families 


128 


Environs. 


Environs. 


129 


.e  seen;  the  iatte,;  -s  originally  est^^^^  by JrandsJ^, 

■"  '?,tf  tre^i^!;  Tf  sSb^nri^s  HUm/wmch    with 
^°    A- A  ,^  ,,    i,  in  summer  the  most  frequented  place 
l^S'Jo/tKo-X  ^ 

cupied  by  wealthv  "^[fj;?"*' •^"'if  7,,^  i  a  ublic  walk, 
Uty,  can  hardly  be  called  a  ^'"f  f  ^^U  J  !'",^tin„. Uuses  with 
a  celebrated  cotieehouse,  bath     *,*'  ^'^'^^ '  ^-^r^  and 

gallons  attaclu;do^hcmi^^l^omr^^^^^ 

gance  and  beauty,  and  has  likewise  a  very  commodious  bath- 
''""'The  other  villages  in  the  vicinity  of  Schonbrann«-hich 
-  p|estf%oun.J  Sf  r^./C'»,  -"«:Sf.rd 

western  ^^,^J^^^^;  *\V/^^^^^  Hiitteldorf,  Mariabrunn, 

entirely  hidden  in  the  mu Ist  «    ^  l^^SJ,;/;'',  ^  t,,e  Tulbin- 

""/'^  ?\wo' mountains       m  U     s^mmt  of  which  a  most 
(^^:Scen^v"w""«?  the  surrounding  woody  country  may 

''"  ^The  Southern  Kailwav,  after  Hetzendorf,  passes  through 
Savoy. 


A  great  number  of  omnibuses  and  the  Tramway  establisli 
a  communication  between  Vienna  and  the  vilhiges  west  of 
Vienna,  such  as:  JJombach,  witli  its  beautiful  park,  the 
property  of  Prince  Schwarzenberg ,  Keuwaldegf) ,  Potzleins- 
dorf  and  Gersthof.  'JMie  valley  of  Dornbach  is.  owin^^  to 
the  delightful  position  it  occupies,  reputed  to  be  one  of  the 
most  enchanting  s])ots  in  the  vicinity  of  Vienna.  Doling, 
Sievrhtg,  GrinzuKj  and  HciUgenstadt  form  another  series 
of  villages  at  tlie  foot  of  the  mountains  Ka/denbenj  and 
LeopoUaberg,  whose  sides  like  the  greater  part  of  the  adja- 
cent country,  are  covered  with  vineyards,  while  their  sum- 
mits are  crowned  with  woods  and  dwelling-houses.  On  the 
top  of  the  Kahlenberg  stood  in  former  times  a  convent  of 
Camaldule  monks;  since  1873  there  is  established  an  hotel 
which  commands  a  splendid  view.  The  Leopoldsberg,  1356  feet 
high,  boasted  under  the  Romans  of  a  fortress  which  was  at 
a  later  period  destroyed  by  hords  of  barbarians.  The  Mar- 
graves of  Babenberg  at  dillerent  epochs  caused  a  fortified 
castle  to  be  erected  on  the  same  spot,  which  Avas  subse- 
quently demolished  to  i>revent  the  Turks  from  using  it  as 
an  entrenchment.  Leopold  caused  a  chapel  to  be  built  liere, 
but  the  same  was  subsequently  destroyed  by  the  Turks  in 
1683  and  rebuilt  in  1G93.  From  the  gallery  of  the  chapel 
and  the  terrace  of  the  castle  a  most  beautiful  vieAv  of  the 
town,  some  of  its  environs,  and  the  jJanube  winding  its 
course  through  the  landscape,  may  be  gained  Niissdorf  is 
situated  at  tlie  foot  of  this  mountain  and  on  tlie  banks  of 
the  river;  a  little  higher  up  the  Danube  is  the  Terminus 
of  the  new  liadway  which  comunicates  with  the  Kcdi- 
lenberg.  —  Klosterxeuburg ,  possessed  of  a  monastery  of 
Augustine  Prebendaries,  contains  a  great  many  artistical 
and  historical  curiosities,  and  higher  up  the  river,  the  ruins 
oi  Grei  fen  stein  are  worthy  of  notice.  From  the  heights  of 
the  hills  Kobenzl,  Himmel  and  Hermannshoqel  a  beautiful 
view  may  likewise  be  obtained  of  Vienna  and  its  environs. 

With  these  heights,  the  valley  of  Kirling,  and  Weid- 
ling  we  terminate  our  tour  through  the  interesting  places 
in  the  country  surrounding  Vienna,  though  not  without 
previously  directing  the  attention  of  the  traveller  to  the  won- 
ders of  the  Semmering  and  Schneeberg  (mountains),  tlie 
latter  6500  feet  above  the  level  of  the  sea.  Although  this 
part  of  the  country  is  too  distant  to  be  annoverated  among 

VIEN.NA.  9 


>*» 


130 


Environs- 


the  sites  in  the  vicinity  of  the  metropolis,  yet  conimunica' 
tions  have  been  rendered  so  easy  by  the  Southern  Railway 
plying  between  them,  that  the  traveller  should  not  leave 
Vienna  without  seeing  them;  —  the  Simmering  on  account 
of  the  objects  of  art  it  possesses,  and  the  Schneeberg  on 
account  of  the  splendid  view  which  may  be  obtained  trom 

its  glorious  crest.  .„  ^  ,     ^v      x 

A  branch  line  of  the  same  railway  will  take  the  stranger 
to  M6dli}i(j,  an  ancient  town  possessing  two  interesting  old 
churches;  thence,  in  an  eastern  direction,  to  Laxenburg  one 
of  the  imperial  summer  residences  generally  known  on  ac- 
count of  the  splendid  palace  and  paik  it  contains^  Here 
are  to  be  seen:  the  Loivenlrncke  (Lion's  bridge\  the  i ischer- 
dorf,  the  Forsthaus,  the  Bittergau,  with  tlie  knight's  mo- 
nument, dating  from  more  than  6  centuries,  the  Rdtergruft, 
the  Fratfzehshury,  where  a  great  many  historical  curiosities 
are  stored  up,  a  large  pond,  etc.  From  JModling,  m  a  south- 
eastern direction ,  lies  the  Briiiil ,  a  most  romantic  valley 
between  two  rows  of  high  rocks  surmounted  with  a  torest 
of  lofty  pine  trees.  On  several  of  its  heights  artificial  ruins 
have  been  constructed  by  express  desire  of  Prince  John 
Liechtenstein.  Two  of  these  ruins  however  are  genuine, 
those  of  the  ancient  fortified  castles  of  MOdlnnj  ^w^  Liech- 
tenstein, the  former  of  which  was  for  some  considerable 
length  of  time  the  residence  of  the  Princes  of  the  house  ot 

Babenberg. 

After  having  passed  Giimpoldi-hnclien,  where  tlie  ex- 
cellent wine  bearing  the  same  name  is  produced,  the  railway 
will  take  ore  to  Fadot,  the  most  celebrated  watering  place 
in  Austria.  Baden  ofiers  but  little  of  interest  to  the  stran- 
ger, except  the  beauty  of  its  situation  and  its  thermal  wa- 
ters which  seem  to  be  a  very  good  remedy  for  Rlieumatisra. 
The  great  number  of  persons  who  go  there  to  take  the  baths 
does  not  amount  to  one  third  of  those  jubilant  Viennese, 
who  on  holidays  set  forth  from  Vienna  to  explore  the  beau- 
tiful country  surrounding  Baden.  Worth  seeing  is  the 
„Eiseme  TAor"  ■  Iron  Gate)  two  german  miles  from  Baden. 
—  In  this  direction  tliere  remains  only  the  village  of  Hei- 
ligenkreuz  to  be  mentioned  with  its  old  Cistercian  monastery 
which  latter  was  founded  by  ALargrave  Leopold  in  1134. 


Contents. 


page 
Academic  Gymnasium        32 
Academical  Singing  As- 
sociation 72 
Academy  of  Commerce  33,  89 
„        „   Fine  Arts 

62,  64,  88 
,.        Medico  -  Surgi- 
cal (Josephinum)  87 
Academy,  Oriental  88 
„         of  Nobles  88 
„         ,,  Sciences    32,69 
Addresses    to    suit    any 

Emergency  123 

Albert,  Archduke,  Collec- 
tion of  68 
Aldermen  10 
All-Trades,  Society  of  71 
Alpine  Club  71 
Ambras  Collection  58 
Anatomical  and  Patholo- 
gical Museum  87 
Anatomical   Museum    (of 

the  University)  87 

Anne's  Church,  St.  17 

Antiquaries  123 

Antiquaries'  Society  72 

Antiquities,  Imperial  Ca- 
binet of  57 
Antiquities ,     Cabinet    of 

Egyptian  57 

Appeal,    High    Court    of  10 


page 

Archiepiscopal   Seminary  86 
Architects  123 

Archives,  the  Imperial       60 
Arsenal,  the  Military 

37,  61,  100 
the  Civil  61 

Artists,  Society  of  72 

Arts,  Society  for  the  Pro- 
motion of  the  ^       72 
Association    of   Austrian 
and    Archi- 


Engineers 

tects 
Association 

Singers 
Association 


of     Chorus 

(Central)  of 
Stenographs 

Association  for  Gymna- 
stics 

Attorneys 

Augarten,  the 

Austrian  Savings-bank 


71 

72 

72 

73 

123 

55 

93 


B. 

Baden,  town  of  130 

Banking-houses  95 

Banks  92—94 

Barracks,  Soldiers'  100 

Baumgarten  1 28 

Beer,  Austrian  120 
Belvedere  Palace,  the        36 

Belvedere  Gallery  65 

9* 


t 


132 


Contents. 


page 

Belvedere  Garden  o5 

Board  of  Trade  and  Pu- 
blic Works  y 
Board  of  Trade  and  Indu- 
stry for  Lower  Austria     92 
Boarding-Scliool    for    the 

Daughters  of  Officers      90 
Boarding-iSchool    for   the 

Daugliters  of  the  Gentry  90 
Boarding-Scljool    of    tlie 

Silesian  Nuns  90 

Boarding-Scliool  for  EVo- 

testant  Children  90 

Boarding-Schools  for  Boys 

(private)  90 

Booksellers  !23 

Botanical  (larden  S7 

Breweries  119 

Bridges  6 

Biirgersjdtal,  fi-  44 

Building  of  tlu*  society  of 

tho  Friends  of  Music      34 
Building   of   the  Society 

of  Arts  38 

Building  of  the  Horticul- 
tural Society  32 

i  . 

Cabinet    of    Antiquities. 

Coins,  ^Medals,  etc.  A? 

Cabinet  of  P^gyptian  An- 
tiquities o7 
Cabinet  of  Natural  Hi- 
story 77,  87 
Cabs  113 
Cafes,  the  principal  120 
Calvinist  Church  23 
Capuchins'  Church  21 
Carpet-makers  123 
Cathedral  (St.  Stephen's) 

3,  12 


page 

Changers,  Money  95. 

Chapel,  the  Knglish  11 

Chapel,  the  Russian  11 

Charles  Theatre  83 

Chemists  123 

Chemical   Laboratory  (of 

the  University)  87 

China  Manufacturers         123 
Chorus  Singers,   the  As- 
sociation of  72 

Churches  12 

Churches,  the  oldest  12 

Church    of   our  Lady  of 

the  Scots,  the  21 

Church    of   the    Knights 
of  the  Teutonic  Order     20 

Church  of  the  Lazarists 

3,  25 

Church  of  Altlerchenfeld. 

the  Parish  24 

Church   of  St.  Elisabeth, 

Wieden  3 

Cliurch  of  Maria- Stiegen  19 
Church  of  the  Redeemer  3,  2G 
Church    of    the    United 

Greeks  22 

Church     of    the     Weiss- 

garber  3,  27 

Church  of  the  Dissenting 

Greeks  22' 

Church-yards  107 

Circumference  of  the  Town 

and  Suburbs  2 

Circus  Renz  85 

Circus  Carre  85 

Clergy,  the  11 

Clerical  Seminary  87 

Clock-makers  123 

Clubs  and  Casinos  73 

Club,  Alpine  71 


Contents. 


page 

Coffeehouses  120 

Collection  of  antique 

sculptures  58 

Collection  of  Saddles  62 

Collections  (Private),  Zoo- 
logical 78 
Collections,  Historical        57 
Collections  of  Prints  and 

Engravings  6S 

Colleges  and  Schools  85 
Column  of  the  Trinity  49 
Commerce,  Academy  of  89 
Commerce     and     Public 

Credit  91 

Communications  110 

Confectioners  122 

Corn  Operators  123 

Court  of  Appeal,  High  10 
Court  of  Common  Pleas  10 
Court  of  Justice  103 

Court  Chapel,  the  20 

Court  Pa«  sages  or  Shor- 
tenings 4 
Court  Stables,  the  34 
Court  Theatre  30.  81 
Credit  Bank  31 
Criminal  Court  of  Justice  103 
Cursalon  32 
Custom-house                       92 

D. 

Dancing-Schools  91 

Danube  Steam  -  Naviga- 
tion 112 
Dentists  107 
Detective  Police  101 
Diet  of  Lower  Austria  10 
Dissenting  Greeks' Church  22 
Dobling  129 
Dornbach                            129 


Druggists 


\n 


page 
123 


E. 


Edifices,  Remarkable  29 

Education  of  the  Viennese    7 
Educational     Institution 

of  the  Mechitarists         87 
Egyptian  Antiquities,  Ca- 
binet of  57 
Embassies,  Foreign  9 
Embellishments    of    the 

town,  the  recent  3 

Emperor  Francis  I ,  Mo- 
nument to  47 
Engineers  and  Architects, 

Association  of  71 

Engravers  124 

Environs  of  Vienna  127 

Equestrian  Statue  of  Em- 
peror Joseph  II  46 
Equestrian  Statue  of  Arch- 
duke Charles  48 
Equestrian       Statue      of 

Prince  Eugene  of  Savoy  48 
Equestrian      Statue      of 
Prince  Ch.  Schwarzen- 
berg  50 

Exchange,  the  92 


Faculty     of     Protestant 

Divinity  87 

Fancy-articles    Manufac- 
turers 124 
Fencing-masters  91 
Fine  Arts,  the                    62 
Fine  Arts,    Academy   of 
the  62 


134 


Contents. 


page 

Fire-men    and    Fire-En- 

gines  102 

Foreign  and  Home-Offices    9 
Foreign    Embassies    and 

Legations  9 

For  warding- Agents     (for 

Goods  and  Luggage)     124 
Fountains,  Public  51 

Freihaus,  the  44 

G. 

Galleries,  Picture  64 

Gallery  Imp.  at  the  Bel- 
vedere 65 

Gallery  Liechtenstein  66 

Czernin  66 

Schonborn  66 

Harrach  66 

Garden ,    Prince   Schwar- 


»> 


»» 


zenberg's 


55 


Garden  of  Prince  Liech- 
tenstein 55 
Garden  of  the  Horticul- 
tural Society  55 
Gardens,  Public  and  Pri- 
vate                                 63 
Garden,  Belvedere  55 
Garden,  the  Imperial         53 
Garden,  the  people's           54 
Gas  Illumination              102 
Gates  of  the  Town,    the 

old  3 

Geographical  Society  71 

Geological  Institution        69 
Gersthof  129 

Glass  Manufacturers         124 
Glovers  124 

Great  or  General  Hospi- 
tal, the  40 
Greeks,   the  United  and 
Dissenting  11 


page 
Greifenstein  129 

Grinzing  2,  129 

Gumpoldskirchen  130 

Gun  Manufacturers  124 

Gymnasium,  Academic  32,  86 
Gymnastics ,     School    for 

(University)  87 

Gymnastics,  Schools  for    90 


H. 


Hackney-coaches 

113 

Hadersdorf 

129 

Haimbach 

128 

Hatters 

124 

Heiligenkreuz 

130 

Heiligenstadt 

129 

Hermannskogel  (a  hill)  129 
Hetzendorf  128 
Hietzing  128 
Himmel,  the  (a  hill)  2 
Hints  on  Vienna,  General  1 
Historical  Collections  57 
Home  Ministry  31 
Homeopathical  Physi- 
cians, Society  of  70 
Horse-Dealers  124 
Horticultural  Society  71 
Hospitals,  Military  99 
Hospitals,  Civil  '  103 
Hotels  (the  best)  117 
Hotel  Garnis  118 
Hiitteldorf  128 


I. 


)eria 

1  Archives 

60 

ft 

Garden 

66 

It 

Library 

73 

ft 

Institution 

87 

»i 

Treasury 

69 

I 


Contents. 


page 

Institute  of  Meteorology 
(Central)  87 

Institution,  military  geo- 
graphical 70 

Institution  for  the  Blind  109 

Institution  for  the  Deaf 
and  Dumb  109 

Institution  for  the  Jewish 
Blind  109 

Institution  for  the  Jewish 
Deaf  and  Dumb  109 

Institutions ,  Philanthro- 
pic 109 

Institutions,  scientific        69 

Insurance  Companies  94 

Ironmongers  124 


Jail,  the 

103 

Jewelers 

124 

Josephstadt,  Theatre 

84 

Justice,  the  Court  of 

103 

K. 

Kahlenberg  (a  hill)  1, 

2,  129 

Kalksburg 

128 

Kaltenleutgeben 

128 

Kirling 

129 

Klause 

2 

Klosterneuburg 

129 

Kobenzl  (a  hill) 

129 

Krapfenwiildchen 

2 

L. 

Lace-makers 

124 

Lainz 

128 

Lamberg's  Gallery 

64 

Lamp-Manufacturers 

124 

135 


page 


Language  spoken  by  the 

Viennese  8 

Lawyers  124 

Laxenburg  130 

Legations,  Foreign  9 

Leopoldstadt,  Suburb  1 

Leopoldsberg  (a  hill)  2 

Libraries,  Public  and  Pri- 
vate 73 
Liechtenstein  Castle  130 
Linen-Drapers  124 
Locksmiths  124 
Lowenburg,  Seminary  88 
Lunatic  Asylum  40,  104 
Lutheran  Church  11,  23 
Lying-in-Hospital              104 

Markets  of  Vienna  97 

Maria  Stiegen  Church    3,  19 
Mariabrunn  128 

Mathematical    and    Phy- 
sical Instruments  125 
Mauer                                128 
Medical-men  106 
Medico-Surgical  Academy 

40,  87,  99 
Meershaum-Pipers  125 

Midwives  125 

Military  Institutions  98 

Military  Riding-School 

'    '  37,  99 

Mineral- Waters  125 

Ministry  of  Public  Safety  10 
of  Instruction  9 
of  Justice  9 

of  Finances     9,  32 


of   Foreign   Af- 


fairs 9 

Minorites'  Church  3,  18 


136 


Contents. 


Contents. 


page 

Mint,  the  36 

Modling  130 

Money  Changers  95 

Money,      Austrian      and 

Foreign  96 

Monuments,  Public  46 

Municipal  Council  of  Al- 
dermen 10 
Museum  of  Mineralogy      77 
Museum  of  Art   and   In- 
dustry                        33,  63 
Museum    Anatomical    (of 

the  University)  87 

Museum,  Anatomical  and 

Pathological  87 

Museums  of  Botany,  Mi- 
neralogy, and  Zoology    77 
Music  79 

Music  Notes  79 

Music  Sellers  80 

Musical  Instruments         125 


National  Bank,  the  31,  92 
Natural  History,  Cabinet 

of  77 

Neuwaldegg  129 

New-exchange  45 

Nobles,  Academy  of  88 

Notes,  Music  80 

Number  of  houses,  streets 

and  squares  3 


O. 

Ober-  und  Unter-Sanct- 

Veit  128 

Omnibuses  115 

Oriental  Academy  88 


page 


Opera -House,    the    New 

35,  81 
Opticians  125 


Organs 


125 


Origin     of    the     Vienna 

Canal  5 

Orphan  Asylum  90,  109 

Orpheum  'a  theatre) 


85 


Paintings,  Collections  of    64 
Palaces,    Public,  and  re- 
markable edifices  29 
Palaces,  Private  40 
Palace  imperial              5,  29 
Palace   of  Archduke   Al- 
bert 41 
,,      of  Archduke  Louis 
Victor  41 
of  Archduke  Wil- 
liam 40 
Marquis      Palla- 
vicini  43 
Prince  Auersperg  43 
„      of  Prince  Schwar- 

zenberg  43 

„       of  Prince  Monte- 

nuovo  42 

„      of    the    Duke    of 

^^axe-Coburg  42 

„      of    the    Duke    of 

Wiirtemberg  42 

„      of   Prince   Liech- 
tenstein 43 
„       Mr.  Drasche            43 
Pastry s- Cook  Shops          121 
Pathological  Museum  (of 

\he  University)  87 

Pawning-Estabiishment     95 
Pazmanian  College,  the     87 


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»» 


m 


page 
Penzing  128 

People  of  Vienna,  the  7 

Perchtoldsdorf  128 

Perfumers  125 

Peter's  Church,  St.  21 

Philantropic  Institutions  108 
Philological  and  Histo- 
rical Seminary  87 
Photographers  125 
Photographic  Society  72 
Physicians  106,  107 
Physicians,  Society  of  70 
Picture  Galleries  64 
Pillar  to  tlie  Holy  Virgin  50 
Police-office  10 
Polytechnical  Institution 

34,  88 
Population  of  Vienna  7 

Porters  116 

Post-Off  ice  110 

Postage  of  Letters  110 

Potzleinsdorf  129 

Prater,  the  4,  56 

Praterstrasse,  the  4 

Presfebaum  128 

Printing-offices  125 

Prints  and  Engravings      66 
Piintsellers  69 

Prisons  103 

Private    Institutions    for 

the  Sick  106 

Protestant  Church        11,  28 
Protestant  School  33 

Purkersdorf  128 

B. 

Railways  110 

Railway-Terminus  of  the 

Western  Railway  38 

Railway-Terminus  of  the 

Northern  Railway  39 


LIT 


page 


Railway-Offices,  the  Dif- 
ferent 111,  112 
Rekawinkel  128 
Regulation  of  tlie  Danub*'  1 
Ressel  Monument,  the  51 
Restaurants  119 
Ribbon  Manufacturers  125 
Riding-Schools  91 
Ringstrasse  3 
Rodaun  128 
Rodolph,  Hospital  37,  lt)4 
Rupert's  Church,  St.  12 
Rural  Economy,  Society 
for  Promoting                  70 

S. 

Saddlers  125 

Saddles  Collection  of         62 
St.  Augustin's  17 

St.     Charles     Borromeus 

(a  Church)  2,  24 

St.  Michael's  Church  20 

St.  Rupert's  Church  20 

St.  Salvator's  Church  20,  26 
St.  Stephen's  Church  3,  12 
Safety  and  Comfort,  Pu- 
blic 101 
Schneeberg  1,  129 
Schonbrunn     Park      and 

Palace  127 

Schools,  Public  and  Pri- 
vate 85 
Schools  for  Gymnastics 

87,  90 
Schubert,  the  monument 

of  49 

Sciences,  Academy  of        69 
Scientifical     Institutions 

and  Societies  69 

Semmering  129 


138 


Contents. 


page 

Shoemakers  125 

Shops  of  Fashion  for  ladiesl25 

Shops   of    Fashion    for 
gentlemen 

Sievering 

Silk  Merchants 

Singing  Association,  Aca- 

.  domical 

Society  of  Artists 

Society  of  Sportsmen 

Society  of  the  Friends 
of  Music 

Society  for  the  Promotion 
of  the  Arts 

Society  of  Antiquaries 

Society  of  the  Friends 
of  the  Austrian  ]\Ioun- 
tains 

Society,  Geographical 

Society  Zoological  and 
Botanical 

Society  Horticultural 

Society  for  the  Advance- 
ment of  Political  Eco- 
nomy 

Society  of  all  Trades, 
for  Lower  Austria 

Society  for  the  Promotion 
of  Rural  Economy 

Society  of  Austrian  Ho- 
meopathical  Physicians 

Society  of  Physicians 

Sophien  Alpe 

Spinner  in  am  Kreuz 

Stationers  126 

Steam  Navigation  on  the 
Danube  112 

Stenographs,  Central  As- 
sociation of  72 

Street  Mendicity  8 

Surgeons  107 


125 
129 
125 

72 

72 
73 

72 

72 
71 


71 
71 

71 
71 


71 

71 

70 

70 

70 

128 
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page 

Stock  im  Eisen  53 

Suburbs  of  Vienna  4 

Schwarzenberg's      Monu- 
ment, Prince  Charles      50 
Supplies  of  Water  for  the 

town  102 

Surgical  Instruments       126 
Swimming -Schools     and 

Baths  91 

Sword-Catlers  126 

Synagoges,  the  28 


Tailors  126 

Telegraph-Office,  the  Cen- 
tral 10,  110 
Temple  of  Theseus  51,  54 
Theatres  80 
Theresianum,  the  35 
Theseus  and  the  Centaur 

51,  54 
Tov-Shops  126 

Town  Hall  31 

Town-Park,  the  64 

Tramway  116 

Travelling  and  Shooting 

Requisites  126 

Treasury,  the  Imperial      59 
Truss-makers  126 

Tulbingerkogel  128 

Turners  126 


V. 


United  Greeks,  the  Church 

of  the  22 

University,  the  86 

Upholsterers  126 


Contents.                                      139 

V. 

Veterinary  School        89, 
Vienna  Canal 
Vienna,  Hints  on 
View  of  Vienna,  the  besi 
Viennese  Bank  for  Immo- 
vables, the 

page 

99 
1 

1 
;    1 

93 

page 
Weidlingau                        128 
Wien  Theatre                     83 
Wienerberg                            2 
Wine-Merchants               121 
Wood-dealers                         5 
Woollen- drapers                126 

Z. 

War-Office 

Watch-makers 

Weidling 

9 
126 
129 

Zoological  and  Botanical 
Society                              71 

Zoological,  Botanical  and 
Mineralogical  Collec- 
tions (Private)                78 

•« 


J 


Hotel 


99 


IMPERIAL 


44 


Karntnerring  16 

(formerly  Palace  of  tlie  Duke  of  Wnrtcmlierg) 

with  splendid  vieu  out  of  four  Street-frontages 
and  in  close  proximity  to  the  Music-vereins 
Hall,  Kiinstlerhaus ,  new  Opera,  Town-The- 
ater, Metropolitan  Pare  and  of  the  Schwar- 
zenberg  Platz:  has  150  Rooms  with  magni- 
ficent drawing .  comfortable  and  elegant  slee- 
ping, bathing,  reading  and  smoking  rooms, 
also  richly  decorated  and  lofty  Dining  halls, 
merits  well  its  title  and  ranks  as  a 
first  class  Hotel. 

Persons  of  high  position  and  larger  families 
will  find  the  H5tel  well  adopted  for  a  lenghty 

stay. 

NB.  An  advantage  that  will  surely  be  appre- 
ciated is,  that  Divine  Service  is  held  in  the 

Gothic-Chapel. 


CAUL  KUHN  &  C' 

Manufacturers  of  Steel  Fens  and  Penholders, 

i,eg  to  draw  the  attention  of  visitors  to  their 
extensive  shaw  of 

Steel  Pens  and  Penholders. 

The  unrivalled  ([uality  of  their  make 
and  their  large  assortment  wdl  not  tail  to 
moot  every  requirement  and  to  insure  uni- 
versal satisfaction. 

Sold,  Retail: 

6  Steftinsplatz  (Zwettlliof). 


DR.  STERNE, 

DENTIST. 

RECEIVES    EVEEY    DAY 

FROM  10-5  O'CLOCK. 

TllCIILAlBEN, 

BAZAR,  1.  STAIRCASE.   I.  FLOOR. 


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fur 

^mfi-  tttib  §aknfcricn)aaten 

eigener  ^rzeugting. 

5(ffatt$prtt^  8  unb  ^artif^ncrflta^e  16. 

von 

Leiler-,  Bronze-  nnil  Holz-Galanterie-Gepstanieii 

■wie: 


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•and 

Raifcrf.  ^oniflf.  »^  i)o|ficfcrQnlcn, 

Wien,  Hlmmelpfortgasse  3'r.  5. 

Grosses  Lager  aller  Sorten  edelster  In- und  Auslander- 
Weine  in  Gebinden  nnd  Bouteillen,  ferncr  feinster 
Cognac,  Rum  und  Auslander- Liqueure  beruhmtester 

Firmen.     Preiscourant  franco,  gratis. 

Transitokellereien  in  der  eigenen  Villa  in  Mauer 

nachst  Wien. 


Das  kais.  kdnigl. 


tdminissioiislaffer 


von 


in  Wien,  Graben  Nr.  25, 

halt  roich   sortirtes  Lapor    von   echten   Habana- 
Cigarren   aus  den   ersten  Fabriken,   als :   Parta- 

nas  Cabanas  und  Carvajal,  H.  Upmann  & 
Cie.,  Flor  de  Cuba,  La  Carolina;  fenier  Specia- 

litaten    aus    echten    Ilahanahlattern   (Yuelta    06 

Abaio),echtturki8chen  Cigarretten  undRauch- 

tabake.    Preis-Courante   gratis. 


i 


^U  k.  k. 


Ittttbeepriu. 


zur 


nStadt  hjm" 

^ien,  §iaH,  ^tti^fttweett  ^t.  13, 

cmpfiehlt  ihr 

groPe^  reirg^afti(;c5  Xctger 

von 

Seidenstoffen  eigener  Erzeugung 

mn  15^  billiger 

als  jede  en  gros-  und  ddiail-Concurrenz. 

Beionderi  btaebltnswartb: 

Die  neuesten  gestreiften  Taffetas    pr.   Wiener 

Elle  von  1  fl.  20  bis  2  fl.  60  kr. 
Die  neuesten  couleurten  Tairetas  pr.  Wiener 

Elle  von  1  fl.  80  bis  2  fl.  80  kr. 
Die  besten    schwarzeu  Taffetas  und  Nobles 

pr.  Wiener  Elle  von  1  fl.  20  kr.  bis  4  fl. 
Die  besten  schwarzen  Faille  und  Grosgrain 

pr.  Wiener  Elle  von  1  fl.  75  kr.  bis  7  fl. 
Farbige  Gros  de  Faille,  Grotgrain  Woll- 
Seidensammte  in  den  neuesten  und  schonsten 

Farben. 

wtvben  sum  f  agescoitrfe  atigetiowweti. 


General -Depdt  des  Hauses  Ed.  Pinaud  in  Paris. 

^^tmimtn  ber  ftintttn  Iflrfurairitit 

aus  den  ersten  Fabriken  Frankreichs  u.  Englands 

IIP l^o  %SC  \jf 

Fabrik  von  Glycerin-Pvaparaten. 


gofnet-palTer  Don  §ol).  ^,  farina 

gegenOber  dem  Neumarkl  in  Coin  a/R. 

AlleGattungenToiletieartikel  In  grosster  Auswahl. 

Eau  (lenlifricc  elc.  des  Dauses  Bolol  in  Paris. 


Geyrundet  1809. 

€arf  cfiasfintji^c  qm.tto&tas 

kais,  kijnigl.  Hof-Miisikalienbandlung, 

^ofrief«rtnt  ^.  ^.  De5  itottlgs  6er  -glieb erf anbe, 
Wien,  Graben  19. 

Eeichhaltiger  Musikalien-Verlag.  -  Universal -Dep6t 
ill-  und  auslandischer  Musikalien.  —  Interessante  No- 
vitalen.  —  Peters-    etc.   Editionen.   —   Wiener   Spe- 

cialitaten. 

=  Billigste  Preis^.  = 


hmhr  ftilMrani 


LAMPEN-  u.  LUSTER 

Infirils-Iiederfage, 


IRtiA^aUijt  Jumahi 


von 


SIPECI^^XjIT-A-TEHST 


der 


elegaoleslen  und  gediegenslen  Erzeui;nisse 


in 


Moieratenr-Laien  id  Bronze-Lnstern 

von  6  0i5  48  ^^erjeti. 

^uruBurtikel  unlr  nguralifdie  ^iunfl- 

in  Bronze  und  Metalh 


.    ■    Vlf       ! 


Als  billigste  und  beste  Quelle 

zum  Einkauf  von 

THEE  &  RUM 

ist  zu  empfehlen  das 


t 
'  I 


von 


IG.  EISLER, 

laig.  lonigf.  NW  i)o|fiefcrant . 

WIEN,  Stock-im-Eisen-Platz,  Nr.  5. 


in 

in  Roben,  Ueberwiirfe  aus  alien  Gattungen  Woll- 

iind  Seidenstoffen ,  so  auch  Paletots,  Mantel  Iq 

Seide,  Wollstoffen  und  Sammt. 

Grosstes  Lager 

Dollkommen  njo|Terlrid)t  praparirt^  }\i  alien  ^reifen. 

Fur  JTerren! 

Regenmantel  ohne  Kautschuk, 

daher  geruchlos  und  voHkommen  wasserdicht,  pr'aparirt  sind 
in  modernster  Fa<;on  stets  am  Lager. 

Au33erdein  grosses  Lager  von  KautSChuk-Mailteln  bei 

FnVARD  ROI»l», 

Wien,  biadt,  Planktnyu^ot  ^Vr.  6» 

Bestellungen  in  die  Provinz  werden  prompt  u.  solid  ausgefuhrt. 


^      ^ 


SO 


.-3 


63 


t:3 


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Pi 


k. 


?4 


c5 

o 

0 

u 


Sn^c^^ww^w^w^w^^j^^w^W^w^^ 


i 


Die  aHerbesten  Kimst- 
and  Gebisse  etc. 

getreu  und  dauerhatt  in  Gold   oder  Vulkanit  b.iugst  ange 

fertigt  und  SChmerilOS    eingesetzt.     Zahne   werden  m  eold, 
Silblr  Oder  anderen    guten  Fullmassen  Ploml^^t  ™a   Zah" 
operationen  schmerzlos  unter  Einfluss  des  Luttgases  voige 

nommen  bei 

Ludwig  Heksch, 

im  Hause  „zuui  Lothrlnger". 
lOrbination  t)on  10-1  wniJ  ^o"  '^— ^  ^b^- 


Adolf  Bosendorfer, 

Wien,  Stadt,  Herrengasse  Nr.  6. 

* 

in-  unA  austeniifAet  Hufilaficn. 

Edition  Litolff  und  Peters  sowohl    in  brochirten 

Banden  als  aucb  prachtvoll  gebunden. 

Wiener  Tanzmnsik. 


viii£> 


S.WALDSTEIN,jiimor. 

II.,,,  iiollUrSt  5, 

f^^  vis-a.-vis  Cafe  Damn.  ^ii3il 

0j)tif($c  uttb  ntc($ttnif($c  ^ttftrumcntc 

jeder  Art  in  grosster  Auswahl. 

fheater-Boppel-Perspeetive 

mit  sehr  annahernden  Glaserconstructionen,  sowie  riihmlichst 

bekannte 

Militiir-  und  Touristen-Binocles 

(System  Waldstein  junior), 

Stativ-  und  Auszug-Femrohre 

fill  gantr-  ««)tr  S^mthtmds, 

Metall-Baroineter  (Aneroiils) 

in  verschiedenen  Dimensionen  und  Montirungen ,  auch  in 
Taschenformat  mit  Tabellen  fiir  Hohemessungen. 

^  m.jcL  «tn     Bf ill^'^ ^^^ Lorpettea, 

.dJT^      rl  A  tl  i«k      genau  nach  arztlicher  Vor- 

jm  1m.lt Mm.  W)     schrift  od.  griindlicher  Prii- 

JP/  IW"^^  ^  fung  der  Sehkraft. 

S.  1%  ALD^TEIM,  junior, 

Wlen,  Kohlmarkt  6,  vis  k- via  Cafe  Daum. 


Silberne  Medaille 


Preismedaille 


Londou  1862 


JOiAN  &  TIAEDS 

am  Petersplatz. 

Spelse-Cliocolaflen, 

S;rmk-C^ot0labt  mt  xxnti  o\im  ©anillc, 

Sessert-  "^hocolaoen, 
iSJ^ocolat  praline,  fujurirtc  ^}}ocoladcn, 

CH  OCOL  ATI  NES 

Chocoladen-PaslilleB, 
gefullte  Cartonnagen. 


J.  neuhOfer, 


WIEN, 


Kohlmarkt  7. 


WfEN, 

Kohlmarkt  7. 


driipe  /abtik  in  ^ejlermc^ 


in 


optischen  u.  niechaniscben  InstrumenleD, 

insbesondere  von 

DoppBl-Tkater-Perspectiveii, 

Militar-  und  Reise-Binocle, 

in  alien  Grossen  und  der  von  ihm 

Xit\x  conflntitten 

zu  Hohenmessungen    sammt  Tabellen   fiir  Eisen- 
bahnen  und  Hochbauten  etc. 

Fabr  iks  -  Haupt  -  Niederlage : 

7  WIen,  Kohlmarkt  7. 


u 


Friseur  &  Parfumeur, 

Kinrtnerrilig  U,  unmittelbar  neben  dem  Grand  H6tel 

ia  TJTisa. 

Gri)sste  Niederlage  von  fertigen  flaar-Arbeiten 

.on  delersten  musern  in  Paris  und  London. 

^aget  von  ^ammeti,  ^fttflett. 

sowie  aller  Arten  der  feinsten  Toilette-Artxkel. 

Lager  yon  Zatowassern 


von 


Bot6t,   Evans-pierre 


etc 


aojaiizssz 


f  riedricti  BreitenfeW, 

Stadt,   Grabeii   Sr.  30,  1.   Ftage 

empfiehlt  sich  zum  Bezug>  edit 


sowie 


echt 


I 


La  Fernie'sclier  Ciprrettei 


und 


Tflrkisclier  Tabake. 


d 


21 


^ 


u 


FRANZ  HIESS 

Meerschaum- 

und 

Bernsteinwaaren-Fabrikant, 


9 


IBM 


9 


■^ieberfage:  <^drnf«er|Ii:aie  7. 
^loCrifi:  §5ie5en,  gSienfirafje  31. 


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3^ 


^ 


,-1 


=8: 


f 

I 


"Wien.StefaTisplatz 


IJ 

t  I 


1  f 


?1  Domhermliof  Nr.  5. 


empfrehlt  sein  grosses  Lager  von 

Specinfitiilpii, 

in  Holz-,  Leder-,  Bronze-,  Schildkrot-,  Elfen- 
bein-  und  Marmor-Arbeiten, 

und  7.war: 
PraCht-AlbumS  in  gedie^enster   Au«stattnng,    fiir  be 

sondere  Zwecke,  in  alien  Grossen. 
Altare  oder  Kapellen  en  miniature  fiir  dieReise,  sammt 

Votivbildern  in  kiinstvoller  Ausfuhrung. 
CaSSetien   in  elegantester  Ausstattung,    fur  Schmuck, 

Thee,   Cigarren,   Handscbuhe,   Marken  etc. 
RaUCh-CaSSetten   sammt  Tiscbcbcn  und  vollstandiger 

Einrichtung. 
Facher  in  Elfenbein,   Scbildkrot,  Perlmutter  in  elegan- 
tester Ausfiibrung  mit  Malereien  von  Kiinstlern  ersten 

Ranges. 
PhotOgraphie-Rahmen   in  alien  Grossen,  elegant,  mit 

feinsten  Scbnitzereien. 
Schreib-Mappenmit  elegantestenVerzierungen,  in  ver- 
schiedenen  Ledergattungen  mit  od.  obne  Einricbtung. 

Portemonnaies,  Brieftaschen  von  Elfenbein,  Scbiia- 

krot,   Seebund,  Krokodil-Haut,  Jucbten  etc. 

Reise-Necessaires,  Reise-Taschen,  voUstandig  ein- 

gericbtete  Koffer. 
profits  5ortitiintt  rcrifliofcr  ^e^enfkMe,  ^^^^'-J^^^^^f 
aifbet,  SSaum-  obet  iSarb-itapelleti  etc.  %n  m&hm^ 
I  ^rdfett. 


Porzellan-,  Wedgwood-, 


von 


Albin  Denk's  W== 

k.  k.  Hoflieferantin, 

Stadt,  Goldschmiedgasse  Nr.  12, 

„ziim  Eisgrubl." 


^^^^^^^i^S^'^ 


pas  '^enefte  in  Jinxn5. 


.  •        • 


:inriauungen 

fiir 


Hotels,  Gast-  ifl  CaffeeMiiser, 

Apotbeken  uaii  chemische  Laboraiorien. 


A.  F.  SYRE  &  NEFFE, 

kais.  kon. 
Hof-Lieferanten 

von 

|)apier-,  $(firci&-  u.  Sfinen-llateriaficn, 

fertigen 

Wappen  mi  Monogrammen 

jebft  Jltt  attf  papier, 

tind  halten  reiches  Lager  von 

Schreib-  und  Zeichnen  -  Materialien, 

R,ei»«zeug'eii, 

SCHREIB-GARNITUREN, 

GAlA)iTERIE-ARBElTE\  aus  Bronze,  Holz,  Lcder  elc.  e!c. 

mit  Fiyuren,  Blumen,  Thieren  etc* 

WIES, 

Tnchlauben  TUt.  6. 


ifi. 


hJ 


^ 


JOHAl  lEIA  FAMl, 

gegeniiber  detn  Neumarkt  m  Koln  a.  Mh,, 

altester  Deslillaleur  des  eclilen  Kolner-W  assers, 

J^rnsgckront  mit  btt 

silbernenMedaille 

I,  Classe, 

Patontirt^^r  Licferant  des 

k.  k.  allerhbchsten  bsterreic^lschen  Hofes,  Ihrer  Majestaten 
Victor  Emanuel  II.,   Konigs   von   itallen,   Ludwig   I.,  Kbnigs 

von  Portugal  etc.  etc. 

Die  einzige  En  gros-Niederlage  fur  die  k.  k. 
osterreich.  Staaten  meines  echten  Koiner-Wassers, 

dessen  Fabrikation  seit  langer  als  hundert  Jahreu  von 
meiner  Familie  betneben  wurde  und  durch  mich  nach 
denOriginal-Recepten  fortgesetzt  wird,  befindet  sich  in 

Wien,  Graben  Nr.  23,  2.  Stock. 

Koln  uud  Wien  im  November  1871. 


b* 


I 


m 


^apifffrif-^tabUITemettt 


von 


I.  Bauernmarkt  10 

WtENlr 

,,zum  goldenen  TAwen'\ 

En  gros  el  en  delail. 

Grosstcs  Lager  von   angefangenen,  fertigen 

und  montirten  Stickereien,  sowie  alien  Nou- 

veautes  in  Damenarbeiten. 


Pontituttflctt 


jeder  Art  werden  prompt  und  gesclimackvoll  nach 
neuestcr  Fu9on  ausgefuhrt  und  ist  fur  dieselben 
stets  die  reichhaltigste  Auswahl  dor  ?]^g^"*;;f;^ 

u.  modernsten  Holzschnitzerei-Arbeiten  Eisen- 

mobel,  Korbwaaren,  Cartonnage-  und  Porte- 

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